While it took me two tries to get into this novel, once I did, I
was addicted. To be honest, I'm not sure what it was that stopped
me from reading it the first time. Probably because, during the
first few chapters, I was screaming in my head, "DON'T DO THAT, YOU
IDIOT!" And of course the main character did.
But as I read on, the story got more twisted and interesting. The
tapestry woven is indeed complex, and sometimes the ideas within
the plot are so convoluted I had to go back and read some parts
over again for risk of losing a plot point or being confused, and
that can get tiring after two or three times, but it was still
worth it.
Armstrong took a risk, as this is the first WOTO that is purely
third person, but I think she managed it well. She only lapsed in
it twice, when she went impersonal like her usual first person
style, but I only caught it because I'm snobby.