I wanted to like this book so much more than I actually did. It had such a cool premise and really intriguing mystery with character that were both appropriately mysterious and likeable. But my god is this book a mess. The entire middle of this book is just one big mush that doesn't make clear anything that is happening. On top of that the world building is absolutely pitiful. Why can people step between world? Is it parallel worlds or just a singular one? Why is hell the singularity between them?? Who fucking knows, not the author & certainly not us.
I am giving this book three stars not because I find fault in it in any way, but I don't think this book was for me at time I had read it. It's a beautifully crafted story that contains an important message about the Archive and the ways in which we obscure voices and stories that don't fit into the confines of this bizarre narrative we have crafted throughout history. I wish I had more to give to this book because it deserves that, but as it stands, I can only say that I enjoyed my time reading it and think others should give it a shot as well