This was an interesting addition to the Singing Hills Cycle. It's very different from the first books in the series. There was a slow, dreamlike quality to much of the book, with a very quickly tied up ending. It was interesting to see Cleric Chih in situations where they're attracted to someone. The jealousy felt slightly out of character for them, despite the intentional sapphic undertones in much of series. The layers of revelations at the end of the novel were very fun, if a bit rushed-feeling, especially looking back at all the clues throughout the first 2/3 of the book. The weighing of morality and the goodness/badness of individuals against one another to argue the merit of violence was particularly interesting. Not my favorite of the series, but a good read nonetheless.