Generally speaking it was a good read. I love the world building, I enjoy the main character. However, it felt like the author wanted to speed up things a lot. We're introduced to the concept of something and just like that we're supposed to care about it without more information. Alina sometimes jumps between being happy and sad with one line in-between and we can't really feel it. I feel like the author's writing fits better to 3rd pov than 1st. I had a bit of a hard time with the ending as well. Last few chapters (especially not like 3 last but before it) when nothing really happened but just a romantic relationship between characters weren't for me. Honestly, if I cared more about Alina's love interests it would probably be better, but somehow I just don't feel them. It came to me as a bit of a shock, because in Six of Crows I fell for all the ships immediately, but this is an older piece of the author, so.