Overall I really did enjoy this book. It has lovable characters, an intriguing story line and a few plot twists along the way.
I read this right after finishing the Six of Crows duology and following another thief’s story was kind of comforting and really soothing after having my soul torn out by chapter 40 in crooked kingdom. And in many aspects our main character Keralie kept reminding me of the crows, which was a huge plus point in my case. 

However, I often felt like it was too much at the same time: we have a murder mystery, a thief’s story, romance, science fiction, a dystopian-ish society, multiple narratives, queens breaking their own law and so on, it really just kept coming.
It sometimes just was too much, so that each element was only touched upon and left as a weak example of what could have been achieved within this world, if only each topic had been granted more time and attention.