I've been reading Martha Wells backwards. I really got to know her with Murderbot, then followed Raksura, and thought I should check out City of Bones while on vacation.

I really enjoyed it. I liked the world and the depth she put into it. The caste system and how people operate are all pretty well fleshed out.

The story and main characters all had good substance to them, everything really went well I thought--however--I thought it could have been maybe more of a series. You get this great world, well developed relationships, but the ending is swift and tied up in short order then the main characters depart away from each other for nebulous reasons to nebulous effect. It's like having a great dinner but the coffee service is just meh.

If Wells ever returned to this world I'd be for it, absolutely. Neat build, magic, races, and more--just need more.