I really loved this book I enjoyed reading about a mythology I have never read about before it was different but a really good different. I really liked the characters especially Tristan I found that his grief over his best friend dying was portrayed very well. I really liked how he was not like other protagonists of this genre he was a more realistically written not the character to dive headlong into danger without reason.I also liked the mythological characters Gum Baby,John Henry, and many more they were all so well written it made immersion into the story so much better. I really liked the plot it stated with Tristan being sent to his Grandparents farm it went from there into him chasing after someone who stole the journal of his dead best friend that means more than anything to him. Even with all of Tristan's issues I really liked how the story progressed from there I really liked how it ended as well. So overall I loved this book will read the sequel when it comes out.