Rin's character arc continues to make me feel all the emotions. I really liked “The Poppy War” but I loved this one.
I picked up this book because on Amazon it was described as “an African Game of Thrones.” It had a strong start, and I really liked the unusual mythology, but ultimately I got super bored with it. It's needlessly wordy at times, graphically explicit to the point where I feel it hinders the story, and I wanted to just read other things because it felt like reading it was a chore rather than entertainment.
I liked this way more than I thought I would. The world and characters and everything feels so real despite the fantasy setting. Just read it.