I did not expect to enjoy the book as much as I did. I don't expect much from expanded universe and tie-in type works--but Cassandra Khaw knows how to make her character's both spooky and lovely at the same time, and the narration team, particularly Daymond and Ray, do a fantastic job at conveying the emotion moment to moment. It accompanied me through roughly ten hours of tattooing and somehow it being a distraction from pain felt fitting. Also of note: while knowledge of Critical Role lore is helpful, none of it was really required, as the important bits are covered again, really only the epilogue doesn't make sense without external context.