JP

I absolutely adore this book (and this series) — it’s a hard read at first, but it’s *so* rewarding. It was engaging and interesting enough that I stopped multiple times each time I read a chapter or two to think through the real-world implications of the storyline. It definitely expects you to be fairly well read; a light background in philosophy, language, religion, gender studies, psychology and probably 18th century history (which I definitely fell short on) will all help in loving this!

What a fabulous book! The story is delightful, the characters engaging, and the storytelling is whimsically poetic at times too. There’s enough weight to the themes to ground it in reality and seriousness, but plenty of levity too — I saw it away in just two days!