This is a really complex book to review because the areas it excelled in it hit a 10/10, but the areas it missed in for me were hard misses.

The concept of bone ships crafted from dragon bones was fascinating. I also enjoyed the complex (if brutal and terrible) world building.

The atmosphere + ship terminology and world building around the ships was 10/10.

Joron would have made a fine pov character if he’d had any agency in the story.

My most frustrating thing is that Joron only gains agency in the last few chapters and even then it’s just a willingness to push back against Meas then immediately capitulate

Meas would have made a much more interesting POV character and I wish this story had been from her perspective. That said, I wish we’d gotten more of her complexities. She was very one dimensional (even if that one dimension was fascinating.)

The other characters I could barely name at this point. They all seem vague and blended together and I wish we’d got to know a few of them better.

Also, I’m still not sure I get the plot. Or feel that the plot really even mattered to the story somehow? 

But the ✨vibes✨ were pretty immaculate.

Idk if I’ll read more of this series but I enjoyed the experience of this one.