Still deciding between 4.5 or 5 stars but goddamn. 
 This book truly is of the magical realism genre. Personally I haven't read much in this genre, if any, but this just set the bar. When I first read the summary, I though I got what the whole premise was. Then I started reading. It was that and a WHOLE LOT MORE. 
 The characters were superbly written. I got to know so many characters so well in this standalone. The backstories of all these characters broke my heart over and over again and the feels were overloading. The setting was just magical. I was so fascinated with the world that was created. 
 This is all credited to Laura Ruby though because her writing style is one of a kind. I have so many praises for this woman because just her writing was so interesting and alluring that I could not put it down. 
 I would definitely 100% read this again because I feel like I won't get the full experience that is this book without doing so.