If I could give this book more than 5 stars I absolutely would! This was a book I went into completely blind (I have a bad habit of not reading the back of books don't come at me y'all), and was enamored throughout the entire thing! This was everything I wish had come from the Miss Peregrin series that I never felt super compelled to finish reading. I immediately put in a hold to get the next book asap from the library. I listened to this book via audiobook and the narrarator was phenomenal at portraying emotion, voicing each character distinctly, and made it feel like I was there the entire time. Several parts had me chuckling out loud while I listened and it felt very nostalgic of how Lemony Snicket books made me feel as a kid. It was so clever, thought out, and genuinely so amazing. The relationships were very organic and I could easily feel like I was in Linus's life. It was a book that had me staying up until 3am to finish it up and it is my absolute favorite book I've read in 2025 so far.