this was so nearly what i wanted it to be and what it could be but fell flat in a lot of ways :( too many things felt rushed or glossed over and, while i don't say this often, it really could've benefited from being longer by about 100 pages or so to give space to things that REALLY needed them. the ending was perfect though and i really dig the author's style

(that and the editor could've done a way better job. too many misplaced punctuation marks and characters' names being changed mid-scene as well as random tense shifts pulled me out of the story one too many times)