The Familiar

Pros

• The Familiar was excellent. I would say on par with House of Leaves, which I also love.
• I really enjoyed the Familar, but it's kind of annoying that it will never get resolved
• I read Book 1, One Day in May, of The Familiar and I actually quite enjoyed it.
• The vibe reminded me a bit of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo which I liked better. I think it ticks most of the boxes that you listed.
• The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo. ... I've enjoyed recently

Cons

• I tried to read the familiar, but I didn’t really enjoy it. Of course it was really beautiful the way it was laid out and extremely creative. I just didn’t really care about the story
• The Familar, i have the first two and found them overwrought (couldn't quite get through 1)
• The Familiar I found very intriguing but also challenging, and it's veeeery slow paced. But there are also only like 5 books of what was originally planned to be like a 20+ book series, so there's absolutely no resolution of any storylin...
• The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo. Magic and danger amidst the Spanish Golden Age. ... Atmospheric and haunting. Bigger on vibes than plot with a strange romance.
• Great setting and premise... but then it kind of faceplants after that. Overall, meh. I'm not the biggest fan of Leigh Bardugo and I'm not sure she gets another chance after this.