So the prose is a little on the nose in places. I want to like it, I loved Gideon the Ninth & there are similarities here, but it tries a bit too hard to be edgy & falls into ‘fellow kids’ territory. I’m still glad I pushed past the first chapter (admittedly I rolled my eyes so hard I think I strained something) because I ended up really enjoying it.

The worldbuilding is excellent. The concepts are bitchin. The characters are a little eh but go in with light fun in mind & all will be well. It’s a pleasant patchwork of GRRM, Pratchett, Rowling, & internet fic. It’s violent, it’s horny, there’s magic. Delightful.1

3.5 stars rounded up to a 4, I’ll probably read the next.

1. Footnotes are awful. They don’t translate well into digital or audiobook & only Terry Pratchett, may his name be forever spoken, is allowed to use them.