I was promised a major political and courtesan story, I'm barely scratching the surface of this book and I've already gotten a ton of it. The world building is just massive already, so many different terms and powerful groups emerging, but it doesn't feel like the typical world building slog setup that sometimes happens in the beginning of larger scale series like this one. While definitely wouldn't be able to recall anything specific about them just yet outside of the broad strokes, it doesn't feel confusing (more so than any other new world setup).

This series has been pitched to me so much it's wild. Everyone raves about it, that's it's a space opera full of politics so I'm definitely excited. Goal is to get through the 6 books before the newest/last one comes out in November!

I need some time to let this one site. It was an easy read, and I feel like I moved through it. There were definitely some issues but an overall good story. I'll probably read the other two books at some point in the future.