The world-building is very rushed at the beginning as it sets the foundation for the rest of the main story and then the pacing slows dramatically, making some parts feel overly drawn out and other parts laborious to read. However, I liked the mythical, folkloric and magical feel of the fantasy and the development of the enemies to lovers romance, and it has this cryptic sense of appeal that, while frustrating in its vagueness, intrigued me enough to want to keep reading and engages my curiosity enough to make me want to read the next book in the series, given that things with a tense and puzzling cliffhanger.