I almost didn't give this 5 stars, but then I looked back through my recent books and it beat every 4-star book out. The combination of complex, flawed, motivated characters, interesting politics, and the aspect of jade all made this book and the first in the series some of my favorites in a long time

Also, it struck me as almost strange that I liked every different viewpoint, that never happens, there's always one or more characters that I really don't care about. Well, these books broke that rule, and I was never unhappy to switch to another character