rounded up from 3.5*
I don't often read fantasy, so this was a bit out of my comfort zone, but I loved it nonetheless. About a girl who was stolen from her home and weaponized because of her ability to control and manipulate water, finds herself joined an unlikely team planning a heist to overthrow the very person who stole her. Alongside her thief ex-girlfriend, her guardian while under the princes control, a man with the ability to kill just about anyone or anything and his dog, and a couple others, they embark on a long journey. I loved Lloyd-Jone's writing- it was fun and engaging and descriptive. The characters and their relationships, dog included, were incredibly complex and I loved the way she effortless described their histories while intertwining them with the heist. I highly recommend for anything who is queer and trying to get more into scifi/fantasy.