This was enjoyable but very much just ok. I think the world building was fantastic and I loved the prose and laters to the characters and their importance to the plot. But, it was also... boring. I had a hard time keeping up with names and the political factions were confusing for me and ultimately, I just didn't care. Also, Dara as a love interest didn't do it for me. I don't know if I want to continue this series tbh and that makes me sad. I really wanted to like this more.