DNF at page 190.

I wanted to love this book so bad! It had SO much promise but it was such hard work.
The magic system was never explained, the complexities with the different people were never explained, and the sheer amount of character and subplots? So hard to follow.
Normally a book this length would take me 4 or 5 days, but I’m at day 4 now and only a third of the way through. Like I said, I wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t keep wading through it. Maybe I’ll pick it up again, or try the audio, but I just can’t do it, sorry!


Edited to add: I did the audio and managed to get through it!
This was an okay book. I do think it’s overly complicated and that the mistake was made by making Ren the main character. It would’ve been better if the city were the focus or the rivalries house Trimentis has, so that things make sense at the end.
I also thought the Rook should’ve been a bigger character, even if it was easy to work out who they were.
I did like the twist at the end, and am interested in seeing what happens in the second book.