Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn

Right off the bat, I loved the FMC and I loved the direction of the story. 

The pacing felt a bit on the slower side, but not in a bad way.  It felt, methodical and intentional in its slower pace.

I'm a big fan of stabby FMC's. Nizzara's perpetual fight between her inner rage and desire to do no harm spoke to my soul. I love that she could harbor so much violence and rage inside her while still choosing kindness and compassion. 

The slow burn was slow burning, and the spice levels are minimal. I absolutely adore the way Dagen falls for Nizzara and his mental checks early on.

The magic system was VERY fun!! There were times when all the terminology fell through the sieve that is my brain, but the concept was fun and different.

My biggest gripe is with the naming convention for the kingdoms. With so many ze, zim, zar, zo, zum's, going on, it got muddled. I can confidently say I have no clue which goes where and who did what. That shit was zzzzzzooooo unnecezzzzzary!