An Unkindness of Ghosts

3.5 I liked the big picture of the story and the identities of the characters—women of colour, neuroatypical, queer, non-maternal. The pacing was lurching, however, with some episodes feeling out of place, others unfinished, while others still went on too long, like with the multiple flashbacks of misogynist role play. It's a world that replicates our same oppressions without authorial resolve, character actions are erratic, and there's just a general jumble through to a hurried conclusion. My interest ended well before then, with the successful detective work, but that was also the book's strength, as a satisfying sci-fi mystery.