This is just a tiny book but it follows the twins along their life. There's a lot happening for them and in their country. Even though a lot of the emotion plays beneath the surface, it's still easy to relate to the main characters. The treatment of gender in this is very interesting, as well as the blending of magic and technology

I've not read many fantasy book that had an explicit nod to chemical weapons.

It's very interesting to see how even though they grow up and get their own life, they are still stuck in the system and family they grew up in, in a way. There's a lot of sad stuff happening but it's definitely a lovely book with a very sentitive and delicate way of describing being a human. I'm sure I'll read more by this author.