a lovely read. i won't comment on it too much just because i'm not in a rambling mood right now, but i might add to this review sometime later. anyway, this has everything that an amazing donna tartt novel has. thematically perfect + writing so good that it's breathtaking + such amazing characters with great development and you feel like you truly know them + a perfect storyline from start to finish. i don't love this as much as the secret history (that would be difficult to achieve) but it's still amazing, and my second favourite donna tartt book ^_^