My first thought upon finishing this book was WTF, in the best way possible.
My second thought was Holy F-ck, and I was rendered speechless.
It's been a couple of days and I still don't know what exactly to say.
Reading this novel was like trying to solve a puzzle. I loved trying to figure out the mysteries, the little secrets the two characters kept from each other. I also loved the folklore/mythical aspect of the story.
But then the ending... it was like getting stabbed. It broke me.
It also made me think back to all the tiny details of various scenes, even the words used to describe them and going holyyy f-ck all over again and again... This is basically what I've been doing for the last two days.
This is probably one of my favorite novels I've ever read.