The plot in this book is generally really interesting. Great world building, and I loved both the premise and the main character.

But. The prose itself was stilted and the dialogue was all quite odd. I suspect it's probably a translation issue. The plot overall, looking at points A -> B -> C, is great, but sometimes getting from point to point is meandering and odd.

I wish I didn't hate the main romance (implied? hinted?) of the novel. I just really disliked the other character involved and how relentlessly mean he was to the MC. I kept waiting for the redemption arc, especially with all of the humanizing backstory, but he's ultimately just very cold and needlessly cruel.