3.5★, but maybe 4? Not entirely sure

I'm kind of conflicted on this one, to be honest. It was really beautiful and a unique world, but there was something about it that didn't quite capture me fully. I adored the setting and the bits of world building we got, I really wish we'd been able to see more of that. I would have loved for one of the illustrations to be of a city, I wasn't able to picture what an ocean city would look like but I think it would be stunning. I think my main issue was the plot, I guess? It wasn't boring but it also wasn't exciting. I don't know. Basically, this was good but not great and I have no idea how to articulate why that is lmfao