I had a blast reading this book.

The reason I picked it up was a recommendation on Reddit, and it indeed was worth my time.

The central line of argument in this book seems to be faith and religion, done in an adequately paced and character-driven way. There are some very innovative ways of developing social relations and hierarchy that I have not seen in anywhere else.

The world itself is uniquely original, and a lot of thought was put into its development. I saw the scope of the universe expanding gradually as one of the main characters of the story. A delicate political three-way balance is crafted through the story with both expected and unexpected conclusions.

There is a lot of character development done in this book. I was able to understand most of their choices and sometimes be horrified and appalled by them. I did not foresee where the story leads its characters, which made the read more enthralling and full of twists.

Overall, this first book presents a fascinating world filled with cliche-twisting characters that you might love or loathe, or both.