My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Finally Black and Miri can have the seer wedding they dreamed of which is what was planned before the mess in California which concluded with one of Black's best friends dead and Miri's uncle Charles in custody. This time it is officiated by the "oldest soul" who is Dalejem who has painstakingly prepared everyone a special seer cake that provides hallucinations and so the night promises crazed debauchery and mystical visions, wanders in the desert and prescient glimpses of the future. Black promised Miri that no one would get hurt, that good fun would be had, and they could then ride off into the sunset and have their delayed honeymoon. But after the final cake is eaten unwanted visitors crash the party and Black and Miri find themselves inside a grim centuries-old puzzle involving death, black magic, murder and tragedies. As they are locked inside with no way to escape they have to solve the puzzle if they ever want to see their friends alive again.
Wow - life never runs smoothly for Quentin and Miri and this was definitely a prime example of that. The centuries-old puzzle was hard to solve especially as they were still stoned from the cake. They did their best to use their different skillsets and it was fascinating to see their methods and process through the puzzle solution. Some of the history and the experiences that were observed definitely gave a better understanding of one character and the final item to resolve seemed to be something that should have been asked before they became ordinary. Easy to read and understand I loved that they did eventually get their honeymoon although it did feel like an ending. I really enjoy the ability of this author to paint a picture of the world that their books are set in and that was definitely ramped up in this book as it concentrated on what happened centuries ago.
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