While this book deals with many of the subjects I thoroughly enjoyed in the Broken Earth trilogy I just didn't enjoy it nearly as much. Some of the characters were compelling along with some of their relationships, but I didn't care for them and their stories nearly as much as I did in Broken Earth. I might even go so far as to say I would reread the Broken Earth trilogy for a third time before I finish this trilogy. All that said, I did enjoy the book and it's not terrible by any measure, even compared to Broken Earth.