[1] The story begins with Witch Baby learning that Angel Juan is leaving to go to New York.

She is left broken-hearted and angry and falls into a depression before deciding to follow Angel Juan to New York.

He appears to Witch Baby as a ghost and becomes her companion as she searches for Angel Juan.

Kirkus Reviews found that "Block's lyrical interplay of leitmotifs and artful allusions ... continues to be uniquely fascinating and provocative.

"[2] while Publishers Weekly saw that "This odd and moving novel shares the super-hip aesthetic of its predecessors and avoids, as have all of Block's books, rehashing what has come before it."