thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free ebook in exchange for an honest review! this has not affected my review in any way, all opinions are mine.

2.5/5, rounded down

i really did want to like this book, but it just didn't come together for me in a satisfying way. like other reviewers, i was okay until about halfway through, and by the last third or so i was struggling. the end was confusing to me, and i finished the book with a lot more questions than i would like. it's a shame because i did find the characters interesting at first and some of the concepts really interesting, but i rounded down because it just totally fell apart for me