★★★★½
“‘Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss....‘ He turned to me. ‘But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.‘”
In this book, the author managed to engage and charm me with their whimsical setting work and wit and I even found myself empathizing with their characters. This novel is most definitely a great deal larger than the sum of its parts.