Ahoy there mateys! Unpopular opinion time!  I should have loved this book about three young thieves thrown into a centuries old magical war.  It was Matey Lashaan's review that convinced me to spend me loot and read it.  And I must have missed something.  I didn't understand why the war existed.  I didn't really understand why the Iron Gods were in the  bells.  To borrow someone else's phrase, the magic was a "metaphysical tale."  One character gets to zoom around and experience buildings' feelings or see things from afar.  It was odd.  I ended up disliking her entire character and purpose.  I also absolutely hated Miren and thought him as a love interest was awful.  I did like some of the characters and some of the world building.  I particularly enjoyed the Tallowmen, Spar the Stone Man, and Aleena the warrior-saint.  But the world building and descriptions overwhelmed both the plot and the characters.  Plus the narration and plot were hard to follow at times and took very random turns.  Add in sex scenes that totally go against a main character's personality.  Basically I finished the book and didn't really understand any of the real reasons behind the war or the outcome of book one.  Basically felt like WTF.  I will not be reading any more of this series.  Arrrr!