Wow, this was... something. Definitely a tougher read than Gideon. Large parts of the book read like angst-ridden emo fan-fiction posted on Tumblr. And I mean that in a bad way, just to be clear. But then the fifth act comes around and makes it worth it. My one big criticism of this book is the pacing. A very, very long and very, very slow buildup lead to an awesome end, full of crazy revelations and events. There was so much happening, that it felt infodumpy at times. But still I am left very curious how things will be wrapped up in Alecto. Recommended if you liked Gideon, even though it's very different