My Reaction in a Nutshell: 
 This book was about a thousand times better than I thought it was going to be. 
 The Long Version: 
 I've had this book for about a year. I bought way back when I first joined the book side of Tumblr based on a recommendation from a book blog that I soon realized had very, very different taste in books from me. So I put off reading it thinking that I was going to hate this book. 
 Until now. 
 I loved this book. I love how selfish Evie is. I love how mysterious all of the characters are. I loved the murder mystery aspect to it. I loved the 1920s slang. Fuck. I loved all of it. 
 If you are looking for something fast-paced, then you'll probably be disappointed. This book is a slow burn leading up to a thrilling end. Libba Bray really knows how to prolong a story while still keeping it entertaining. Think Stephen King: long book, lots of mini-stories within one large story, lots of MCs, lots of death, lots of evil. 
 I thought that this book was going to be like the Valentine's Day movie where there are a lot of random MCs until all of their storylines eventually overlap. But actually, very few of their storylines overlap. I look forward to the sequel where I hope that more of the MCs will interact with one another. 
 This book was well written, well researched, and thrilling from start to finish. 
 (view spoiler)[I won't lie, I didn't like how Evie outed herself at the end of the book without thinking of the possible ramifications of her actions. Even though Evie loves attention, it still seemed out of character for her. Also, I was kind of shipping her with Sam, not Jericho. But eh, to each his own, I guess. (hide spoiler)] 
 This book is actually closer to a 4.5 than a straight up 4 star rating. 
 ***TRIGGER WARNINGS: forced kissing, R, abusive relationship,, mentions of drugging people, suicide, cult, death, murder