This one is really hard to review, mostly for the sake of the mood and setting changes throughout the book. There are a lot of fantastical and magical influences and towards the end it gets more complicated to actually understand how all of the characters came to their powers.

Still, I really enjoyed reading it and it is very refreshing to see a middle-aged muslim heroine being a terrifyingly good sailor and swordswoman. The book follows a very diverse group and also touches on topics like sexuality and gender identity as well as slavery and misogyny, but stays in the typical YA world.