The City in the Middle of the Night

This book made me a bit sad. I love Charlie Jane, and this is the first time I've read something of hers that just didn't work for me. She is, as usual, a master of complicated, nuanced relationships and relatable characters. However, I just didn't enjoy the world. Things kept happening that snapped the suspension of my disbelief. From the first chapter, things kept happening that didn't make sense. From the lack of any government system of punishment to the overabundance of aggressive, carnivorous wildlife... it just didn't work for me. The fact that a teen relationship is at the center also just meant I probably wasn't going to love it. Also, Bianca is the worst. Consistently. The worst. I still love C.J. but I think I prefer it when she's working in urban fantasy.