I thought it was an OK book. I appreciated the inclusion of LGBTQ+ side characters and the lore about the bloodkin and the Patch, but other than that, little else from this story stood out for me. I knew it would be an uphill battle for me to get into this book, but the synopsis mentioned North African influences, and I thought that maybe the newness of the world/ lore would draw me in, but I didn't really see it.