The Lost Spectacular by Zoé Duhaime

 The Lost Spectacular by Zoé Duhaime

Like other reviewers have said I also sadly found this book to be a little confusing which was a shame as the premise of the book sounded fascinating. that said it was an enjoyable book, richly detailed but I found it a bit of a struggle at times to keep up with it. Some scenes in the book were entertaining while other passages I had to reread in order to try to follow the story.  Noon and Munro are interesting characters but I would have liked more detailed world building in order to better understand how their world works. I can understand how some people would love this book. Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for this ARC. 




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