I FINISHED. Wow. That was challenging. Haha. I’m rounding down to 3 stars from what is probably 3.5 because the ending is odd. I’m not sure this should have been a standalone. There’s too much story and the ending happens FAST. It’s also very much a plot book. I’m not sure how much any of the characters change. They go through a lot, and there are some adjusting of basic beliefs, but I’m not sure there’s really much a shift. The mythology here is really fun though. And I LOVE that it’s all women pushing the narrative forward, and who played very large parts in the establishing mythologies. In the end, though, that’s all the book really cares about: plot and mythology. It goes a little farther than that, but not enough for me. I’ll probably recommend it at some point but there’s a lot of books I’d recommend before this.