WARNING: Contains minor spoilers
O'Malley created a rich and complicated world with inventive characters, enemies, and abilities. It grabbed me from the first line "The body you're in used to be mine." It never stopped moving.
Myfawny (pronounced Miffany because Welsh) Thomas comes to in a park surrounded by bodies. A letter in her coat pocket begins to explain what is going on. Now she must figure out who she is, who wishes her harm, and how to handle her day job as an official at the Checquy, the secret agency that handles supernatural threats against Britain.
While this book seemed a bit daunting, it never felt long. I loved every page and nothing felt unnecessary or excessive. There's so many little details that helped everything click into place like the scarring on Myfawny's throat, Grantchester's concern with the residence decor, or the heart in a box. O'Malley treated the reader as intelligent and capable from the outset but never giving us more than we could handle.
I enjoyed the balance of live action and letters of Thomas past. We got a nice blend of Myfawny as she was and who she was becoming in a way that built more suspense and tension. If you don't mind the supernatural in your fiction, go out and read this right now.
The year is officially half over and I'm not even halfway done yet. It's 52 books if you count the trilogy and I've got a ways left to go. I seriously wonder if I'll be able to finish this.
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