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A book of mixed success, some good characters, some excellent scenes, but a slow start and a lackluster primary antagonist.

Strong prose and concepts, but the density of the prose leads to a slow read.

Slow start with decent characters and world building and a compelling plot

Decent world building but a weak plot hamstrung by characters that failed to grasp me.

An interesting and unexplored world building concept, immersive, with strong characters.

Strong ideas under-utilized, solid prose, decent characters but inconsistent in their ability to maintain my interest.

Strong beginning but a lack of agency from the protagonist and overly descriptive prose bogs the story down.

The more constrained, Mousetrap-like setting of this book strengthens the mystery elements, making for an improvement over its predecessor.

Creative magic system excellently implemented but a somewhat lackluster conclusion.