After the war of kinds, an artificial intelligent race called Automae have become the ruling class of Zulla. Crier, the sovereign’s daughter, and Ayla, a human servant, find their lives intertwined as a revolution brews and the anti-human movement rises.

Crier’s character in the beginning felt a bit stereotypical to me, but the progression of her personality was done really well. I loved seeing her develop her own thoughts and become more independent and rebellious. 

Ayla’s history is a cool aspect of the story even though we don’t see a whole lot of it from her perspective. It adds some needed substance to the twists and mystery of the book. 

One thing I wish we got to see more of was the ‘magic’ system with the makers because it is super interesting to me.

I also think the one sided romance with Benjy towards Ayla was unnecessary. I’d rather see them have a familial/platonic love story. It wasn’t needed for tension or plot progression so I don’t know what it was added.

Overall though I loved the world building and the characters. A great book to read in a day!