This was freaking delightful. I definitely did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. 
 I was immediately taken in with Stroud's writing style and Bartimeaus' narrative tone. This was straight up laugh-out-loud funny in places. Combined with intricate and fresh worldbuilding and an engaging plot really knocked this out of the park for me. 
 While this book did a good job of tying off the main plot, there's clearly more to be discovered in this world. And I'll certainly be looking into book 2.