What a delightful read! I love the smatterings of world building and the use of language to really sell the time period. The beginning and ending were the strong points, and Velasin in particular I really loved. The pacing keeps this from a 5 star for me, as it does drag a bit in the middle and also the timeline of events is kind of unbelievable to me at least. But I enjoyed it nonetheless, and really liked the ride this book took me on. A queer romantasy with actual world building? Wild concept haha