To be honest I thought this was the first in a new fantasy series and the discovered it was the fourth.
That said I loved every moment and couldn't put it down even if I'm sure I didn't understand some references to the previous stories and some parts of the world building.
I found the storytelling excellent and was enthralled loving the tightly knitted plot and this fascinating universe.
The world building and the character development are excellent and I loved the characters.
I'm happy I read this book because I have three to read and look forward to the rest of the series as I'm hooked.
Strongly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine