I MANAGED TO FINISH A 500+ PAGE BOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AGES? WHAT A MIRACLE. 
 Tartt's prose was extremely lovely and when the plot kicked in I was hooked. My friend accurately said the book had an adult Harry Potter vibe (with added MURDER) and it was whole lot of fun watching the situation escalate with a feeling of creeping dread, until the characters and their relationships unravelled.