It took me a few chapters to understand the narrative timeline. Taking in that it's a prequel / introduction of a character in another book that I haven't read fully. Just the excerp at the end of this novel. It's a short stories so I took the time to reread the first chapters. It's an interesting story. The main character is not really likable but I kept reading because I was intrigued about what was going to happen to him next.

I was approved to read and review Eugen Bacon's Novic yesterday. I haven't finished the book yer, but want to say about what I've read so far: this writing is absolutely stunning. The imagery, the use of language and the unusual storytelling are really gorgeous. Will say more when I finish reading.