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 sequel 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