An Unkindness of Ghosts

The characters in this book are amazing! They are complicated and lovely. They all feel natural. Aster has habits that could appear on the Autsim spectrum, but that isn't what we notice about her. We just notice her. Theo and Giselle and Ainy also have their ‘issues' and ‘titles' you could give them, but mostly we just see the person. That is why you should read this book in order to meet these characters.
As you are reading it, you might notice a few other things. It does not start with a lot of world building, so we are figuring it all out as we read. There were a couple times that I got a little lost. There are several levels of the ship and wings within those levels and each of these have characteristics typical of them that are not typical of others. There are references to the language they use as well as the gender roles they embody.
There is also A LOT going on in this book. It doesn't feel like it is all resolved, but maybe that is the point. All of life is rarely tied up in a neat bow. It also leaves room for another book. There are also a couple times that things get a bit preachy. Not so much that I skipped it, but enough that it took me out of the experience of reading. However more often than not, I was wrapped up in the life of Matilda and what would happen next.
All of that was worth it because these characters were so amazing.