This was a really cosy and charming book! I thought the romance was super cute, and if you liked The House in the Cerulean Sea but wish it was sapphic, I expect you'll have a good time with this. The humour was great, and lots of the jokes and comments made me laugh. The overall tone is very sweet, snarky, and enjoyable to read. I always love a book with eldritch horrors involved, and I thought taking a more humorous, light-hearted approach to this mini-genre was a really unique and fun idea!

However, I think the plot was weak and quite unsatisfying. Even though Melanie is supposed to be an investigator, it never felt like there was much of a mystery going on, as the characters all guessed exactly what was going on within a few chapters, leaving almost 200 pages of the book feeling like filler. There was no real suspense or stakes and I didn't feel that the plot was very compelling regarding the 'eldritch horror' aspect of the book, meaning the ending just felt underwhelming and predictable. The romance was very cute, but it relies HEAVILY on the insta-love trope, resulting in there being no tension or room to develop the relationship for the rest of the book. Very little actually happened in this story, and even though I thought it was written in a very charming way, that doesn't make up for the fact that there's not very much substance.

If you want a cosy, sapphic romance with a witty writing style that is easy to get lost in, I think this is a perfectly good choice. But if you are more like me and struggle to engage with a book with a weak plot and overly convenient solutions, this might not be the best option.