After a time of Miéville's insistence that the novel remain secret until he and Reeves were satisfied with the final product, it was officially announced in January 2024 on the Good Morning America show.

In the context of his own views on writing, the author sought to respect the genres "set of principles", asserting that "If you come in wanting horrible violence and a helicopter chase, you’re going to get it, because it would be cheating to not give you that in a BRZRKR novel."

She considered the book "practically Freudian fan fiction", a stark contrast to her expectations, given Miéville's personal position as a staunch communist.

She appreciated the ability to read the book as a "lost case study", finding the context of 'B' as a metaphor for Freud's death drive theory.

He felt that it "has an elegance that might surprise you for a pulp thriller", and attributed that to Miéville's experienced writing prowess, who explored the "stranger aspects" of 'B'.

She praised Reeves's contributions to the story, feeling it helped "calm" Miéville's style of extreme detail, which in her opinion "[gave the] imagination space to move".

Overall, she saw the book as a success in its mission of entertaining the reader, opining the longer format than a comic helped explore other aspects unique to the medium.

[7] The Los Angeles Times's Ilana Masad enjoyed the idea of one of her favorite celebrities writing a book with an author who she is a fan of.