Thank you to NetGalley and G.P Putnams for access to an early release copy.

From a tragic passing 11 years earlier, to Mariko and her twin’s untimely passing, Jake finally has a connection and maybe an answer to long gone, but not forgotten, Lena’s death as this connection sends him on a new journey.

A novel of old gods, a tyrant, and a woman with a camera; it takes quite a bit to really explain anything. I went into this one blind and about 60 pages in, I had to read an excerpt cause I was still confused. Since the story kept following different perspectives and introducing new characters to tell their story, it almost felt like reading a collection of short stories with a common theme.

Each story is intriguing but nothing really furthers the plot or character development - like is there really a plot anyway? The writing is good and the story could be unsettling and some testimonies were stronger than others. The plot had a little more drive near the end but it felt a little too late.