I believe this to be Ryan La Sala's debut novel and it was an honestly refreshing, enjoyable, and relevant work. A clear amount of effort was put into considering the narrative, characters, and messages of the book and building up continuity between them. They all balanced each other out quite well and worked to build each other up and make meaningful messages for the reader to pick up on in a way that wasn't ever a hit across the head. 

I would give this a 5 star, but I think it is a 4.5 as there were just too many parts that felt a bit stilted and I think La Sala can do better next time. Some of the dialogue, introductions for characters, and world-building items felt a little awkwardly paced or presented. Also some of the world-building just really lost me a bit. Which was fine, but when it came to certain actions sequences I felt a little lost in the sauce instead of being caught up in the thrill of the action. I honestly really enjoyed a lot of the prose though and thought it a very solid book overall, so I am going to keep my eye out for more of La Sala's work.