Good story but BRUTAL in a lot of ways so heed the warnings carefully!
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The aesthetic of this novel is impeccable, it's kinda strange at first but once you get a feel for the writing style and what the world is about then it's a super interesting story with a ton of imagination. I didn't think bloody rabbit girls would actually make me this emotional!
Also it's way longer than I expected it to be, reading at a leisurely pace it took me like a week to finish.
I'm echoing what the other comments said, the atmosphere and characters were really good but the final act felt a bit strange and... inorganic? Almost? It felt like the story narrowed a bit when we got to the heist and so it was hard to be surprised by anything since no new elements (except for that one big one).
But I enjoyed it overall and would love to see more of this setting, any story set in an underground kaiju society already has a strong hook. I think there are a lot of unique challenges that can be explored like resource/space management in a world with limited space but larger residents or accessibility compliance in a world where everyone has vastly different abilities... which admittedly sound kinda boring now that I'm typing them out but are definitely a political theme that this setting could explore. I'd love a sequel that leans more into corporate espionage.