Well, I've finished chapter 1 and so far I like it!

...I do, however, have thoughts about the German used 😅 Now before the English speaking hordes come to "educate" me: I know this is fantasy and therefore not that important, but still... if you're going to use an actual existing language for ambiance, maybe do it correctly, please? 😅

I understand the decision to use words that sound similar to the english equivalent, but the results are... mixed

• glohwein (Glühwein): sure, I guess ü is annoying to type on an english keyboard

• gilden (Gulden): probably translation issue from the english guilds? Technically Gilden does mean guilds, but as in merchant guilds, etc. But I suppose the similarity to "gilded" could also have been a factor for going with "gilden"

• Komte and Komtessin (Graf & Gräfin) as count and countess: this is where things would really start to fall apart if it weren't a fantasy novel 😅 Once more, I get that this is closer to English! It's also just not a thing in German. Komte is just French with a k. Komtessin does not exist at all. There is the word Komtesse, but afaik it was only used for unmarried noble women of that rank.

• Komte von Kirchstadtler... so, so close! Komte (Graf) von Kirchstadtl would be better though, as Kirchstadtler sounds like a last Name, meaning a person from Kirchstadtl. (You wouldn't say the Mayor of Londoner)

• Prinzessin-Wahl. Sigh. Not quite sure how this happend, but it doesn't really mean anything (princess-election, princess-choice, princess-the-number-you-dialled). A princess-elector would be a "Kurfürstin" (but that once again contains the dreaded ü, I guess).

I am a fan of the Pfennigeist though, it sounds adorable 😂

I found this book randomly through the online library and put it on hold and waited. Only realized now that I borrowed the book that it is the second in a series. I have other books to finish first but will I be okay reading this out of order?

Knowing how little of this is left is wild. Would be fascinating if ML Rio came back to this years later and wrote a longer novel out of it.

already halfway through but the book is still so so so so slow for me 😭 im also conflicted about my feelings for sylvia because sometimes i do like her and sometimes i just don't understand her character/actions (maybe it's just a me problem)