I really enjoyed this. However, I think my expectations may have been a little too high. I've been really anticipating this even before the title and synopsis was revealed, simply because I love Roshani Chokshi.
I love the world, the characters, the plot, the lore of the world, and math and the myths. But the pacing felt just a tad off to me. It sort of felt like a story that was set in a greater story, like a spin off novel from an already existing series of novels. Does that make sense? Now, I did read an arc, and I'm not sure how much that has to do with that, which is to say I'll likely re-read it before the sequel comes out. I kinda had the problems with this that I remember having with Chokshi's first novel. The pacing felt off, and the descriptions sort of did, too. Like I wasn't always sure exactly where the characters were placed within the relative setting. Again, I don't know if this has to do with reading an arc or not.
Otherwise, I loved this, and would highly recommend it!
4/5 stars!