I could not care less about Tess or Callum or literally anything else in this book. I have found most of it to be boring and I think Tess is kind of annoying. I also have found a lot of the injections of tik tok and podcasts to be annoying with the exception of maybe 2-3 of them to be either funny or provide some context. The alternate NYC has been entirely boring and unmemorable for me. 

The pacing for Tess and Callum is entirely too fast and feels so forced and fake. They went from hating each other to being each other's most trusted confidants in the span of maybe 3 events?? and barely even spent any time together. 

This entire book is being saved by Joni and Octavia. They balance each other out well while also having good chemistry. I wish this was a book focusing solely on them. I urge the author to consider writing a book where they meet and solve some paranormal crime together, with it sprawling into a series where they solve more paranormal crimes using the bar between to visit new places and meet new people and creatures. That would be such a fun series. 

Joni and Octavia also have good pacing and chemistry. They have been working together to find clues in the outside world and so it felt a lot more natural and less forced when they became entangled romantically.