A very hard read because the first 3/4 of the book really drags, there’s a lot of distrust, loneliness, racism (in an way) and abuse with very little humor or joy to accompany. There also is a lot of set up that I don’t think is needed for the story later on.  I listened to the audiobook and definitely zoned out a lot until the last 25% in which interesting things started to happen. 

It’s a shame because the magic and lore provides great opportunities for something really engaging.