This book reminded me of 'The Lies of Locke Lamora' in the best way possible. It was exactly what I was looking for at the time, and was just a great fantasy book. The world building was set up in an easy to understand yet super immersive way, and getting to explore the city with Lukan made it feel like we weren't the only ones trying to understand what was going on. Caught up in this whirlwind plot of a murder, past failings, and a city that was rapidly threatening to fall to dark forces, Lukan was in over his head before he could even start to realize it.
The characters were also such an eclectic and fun bunch, and it really leaned in to the whole found family trope, which was super touching. Flea is going to be a fantastic character that I hope we get to see grow up.

I don't have any major criticisms here - some things that happened felt a little too convenient, and some of the writing was maybe a little bit clunky, but this was a debut novel and there was no part of it that made me feel like I was reading something juvenile or unfinished.

Overall, this was just a really good fantasy book. I will definitely be continuing with book 2 whenever it comes out, and you best believe that I will be watching to see when it does!