Apparently, this book is part of a series. Had I known that, i would have started from the beginning. As it stands, this book was much too confusing for me to follow. The premise sounds good: the "anima" of great cities, personifications that walk and talk and interact with people, plus ghosts, a 30 year old mystery, and some good, old-fashioned lovin'. I just couldn't follow it. This book was not for me.