While I thoroughly enjoyed this book, the setting, the characters and the writing, I can tell I didn't get everything I was supposed to out of my read. It's just a feeling, but I know there's something I missed or some connections I'm not making but the story didn't feel quite finished. I still feel like I'm waiting for the end of the story despite the book being done. But that may be the point! Life for Alice and Nelly went on after these parts happened after all.