RaveMystery & Suspense... a beautiful example of how just the right amount of ambiguity can pull the reader into engaging more completely with the story ... there is the consistency provided by some beautiful writing—not flowery, straightforward, but still containing some sentences that just felt like simple perfection ... Deceptively deep simplicity—backed by moments of horror both existential and plausible—is a trademark of both Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson; working together seems to bring out the very best in both of them ... thought-provoking, more than a little melancholy, and ultimately one of the most intriguing novels I’ve read this year. What a quietly wonderful book.
