The whole time I was reading this, I wished that it were broken down and sort of split into two different books.

In this book, we jump between a few perspectives: Lucy's therapy transcripts that break down her story and life post being turned, Lucy's diaries as a human, and Iris's and Lucy's perspectives currently. And I think this would have hit harder for me if these different aspects were more streamlined and connected. OR if we had a book of Lucy's therapy transcripts, that touched on the parts of her human diary in a way. And a book of Iris's and Lucy's current storyline, with Lucy's Diary still being involved, and the more relevant back story from the transcripts being added differently.

As much as I think that these elements can all work together, I felt like many things that I really enjoyed about the therapy transcripts don't actually do much to benefit the ultimate story, even if I did enjoy them. I also felt like I cared less about Iris and Lucy's current story because all I wanted to know was about the adventures of Lucy throughout history and the different people she met. Even though I do think Iris and Lucy's story is a good one and well developed, it just didn't grab me or flow with Lucy's past as cohesively as I'd like, even though they do eventually tie all these references together with the present storyline.

Overall, it wasn't a bad book. I think there are a lot of interesting elements, and I liked the mystery of Iris's family and what it turned out to be. I just wish it felt more connected and that my enjoyment of the book wasn't so varied between which perspective and storyline I was reading about.