Excellent book. I enjoyed this so much better than Henry August. Same craftsmanship but this time I liked and cared for the characters. If there is one flaw, and it's one I'm willing to forgive, it's the bathetic denouement. North wrapped things up with an overly sentimental trite conclusion that let down the rest of the book. 
 As for the book itself, its a fun, taut story that actually made me like vampires. No, there are no vampires in the book but the "ghosts" who flit from body to body share the same storyline. Their existence depends on depriving humans of their lives. These vampires don't suck blood, they suck time. And their desire to live normal lives is as deadly and depraved as any other monster. 
 North gave us a thoughtful examination of what it means to live as a monster and make the most of the situation with nuanced ethics and meaningful relationships. The specific core conflict that drives this story is a spoiler but it's an excellent choice in establishing who the protagonist is an why we should care about him/her/it: (view spoiler)[Our ghost spends most of the book tracking down the parties responsible for killing his host, for whom hesheit feels a deep connection (hide spoiler)]. 
 It's a brilliantly introspective thriller and the only thing keeping me from the Goodreads "It was amazing" five stars is that darned ending(view spoiler)[The schmoopy "all it wanted was to be loved" and the protaghostnist was a creature of love. Sigh. (hide spoiler)]. I'll reconsider when I get around to re-reading. 
 I'm off now to find the third North book because I can't wait to see if it's more "Touch" than "August".