This is a tough one. I liked the overarching story, liked the characters, and loved the setting and history, but the writing style just didn't suit me. It felt oddly scattered, like it jumped too much. There were more than several times where I had to page back and forth to make sure that I didn't miss a page. I honestly feel like I am missing parts of the story that's how jumpy it was. When people were thinking about the past there was very little to signify that this was the past and that this was the present. Super confusing and just odd at times. I enjoyed this story overall but just wasn't sold enough to go looking for this author's other works.