This was super gorgeous and the world was so rich; there was so much going on but I definitely still felt connected to the struggles of the characters and their arcs. Everything felt knife-edge sharp tense, and it was gorgeous. 

I will say sometimes I felt confused about what was going on--I was able to get into it, but it took some time for me to kind of settle into it and understand the language of the world. (I will also say that any book that starts with a like 'cast of characters' at the beginning will almost immediately confuse me because I get overwhelmed by the number of names I think I'm supposed to remember.) 

But I think overall this is a really fucking gorgeous piece that manages to combine both dystopia and hope in a way that doesn't feel trite but well-won by the end. Gorgeous work.