I found the world building quite nice! Sadly this just wasn’t for me, but I do think my friends would love it. I’ll come back for the next book in high hopes I’ll enjoy it more.

I enjoyed this book very much, The world building and character development were detailed and helped to visualize the story. The multiple points of view did throw me a little in the beginning, but worked well with the story once I adjusted. I would, and did, recommend this to friends.

Honestly, I struggled through as much of this book as I possibly could, but the characters are really quite insufferable. I just couldn’t find a single character that I resonated with.
Which made it impossible to read when the book already jumped around between the character point of view so much that it was quite confusing, especially in the beginning of the book.
When the first few chapters are confusing, and you don’t like the characters, it definitely puts a massive storm cloud over the book

I really struggled to get into this book and plot and dialogue were slow in the first few pages. The multi povs where overwhelming and I struggled to get through the book. This was not for me but it might be someone else's.

Could use a little more clear worldbuilding from the start. The book jumps right into the action, which is lovely, but it was difficult to follow right out of the gate with no context. I also had a bit of trouble understanding the time period/setting I should be picturing at first, though that settles itself in the second chapter. The characters were very real and relatable, loveable even in their flaws. Interesting themes of community and family. Dialogue is a touch choppy, many sentences started with “Somebody (blank)ed…” but that seems to lessen over the course of the book. Altogether a very unique story that sets itself apart and a fulfilling read.

4.5 Stars
The dialogue and plot seem a little slow and stilted in the first handful of chapters, which is only made more confusing by the jump between several different POV's, but the author hits her stride after those first few chapters, and I finished this book in 1 1/2 days (would've been sooner if I didn't have a 5 year old lol). This book also opens with a map and diagrams, which I am a sucker for. I cried multiple times, and it takes a lot to make me cry at my big age. If you pick this up, please try pushing through the first few chapters to give it a real go.