Thank you for a netgalley of one of my most anticipated books of 2024. 

I loved this book. I really did. The fact the narrator interacts with the reader the whole entire time is quite fun. 

Yes Ern is quirky and odd at times. But that is part of his charm. What made me really enjoy this plot is the characters. There were so many, but once you have them down it is quite easy to follow along.

Yes it took a hot minute to get to the dead body, but worth the payoff. The story is well set up and I think the plot is well fleshed out. I did not find there to be a lag in the movement of the story. The ending where we find out who did it was fantastic. It is well explained and intricate enough that there are many ways it could go. But not so intricate that it was unbelievable. 

Well there was one small moment at the end where I was like no effing way. But it did not bother me enough to question the ending. 

If you have not read this series, I highly recommend you picking them up. But yes, you should read them in order.