This novella was fun - reading it felt a bit like exploring a visual novel game without the visual aspect because you were only really hearing from the characters being interacted with and not from the character the story follows. That perspective of the dialogue was one of the most interesting parts of this novella as it doled out bits and pieces of the world and characters that needed to be assembled. Overall, definitely a unique style of narration, but one that made for a thought-provoking break from the usual (the bits of bobs I puzzled out of the world-building were also fascinating).

(Cover art by Feifei Ruan is stunning as well.)