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There’s no denying that there’s obvious indulgence by Schwab in this story, but it works so well. As my wife Sheri has pointed out to me, why shouldn’t every story an author writes be an indulgence? Isn’t that the point?

As fascinating as Addie’s story is, reading Henry’s journey is just as good. Victoria Schwab does a brilliant job running with an idea and having fun (and even a bit of horror) with it.

Watching Henry’s curse play out is almost more horrible than Addie’s. I am fascinated to see how Schwab will resolve things.

It’s as if Schwab read my mind.

As much as I’m loving this book, I keep getting hung up on the fact that no one goes to the bathroom around Addie, no matter how long she’s with them. After all, that’s all it would take for someone to forget about her.

This really is a brilliant book. The twist with Henry isn’t exactly unexpected, but it’s also something mysterious. So many possibilities can follow, and that’s the fun of this story.

I like the evolving relationship between Addie and her shadow. The dynamic adds a nice bit of conflict into this story.

I’m finally getting to revisit this book to finish. I started over, and while there is clearly more going on with Henry, I tend to not be a fan of these “soft boys,” but he definitely gets bonus points for his love of books.

And that is a very nice twist. Can’t wait to see where that leads.