Surprisingly fun. The pacing clips along nicely and the world seems pretty well thought out. There’s definitely quite a lot of infodumps that will probably be quite overwhelming if you’re not familiar with RPGs. There is a lot going on at the start but it hooked me with the descriptions of the fights and a mystery being introduced.

The characters and prose are very YA, for better and worse, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously in a way that makes it very consumable and quite fun. It’s popcorn fiction at its best, basically.