Max Gladstone always has interesting ideas, but this simply could not hold my attention for long periods of time. It felt like my brain kept sliding away from the book every time I sat down to read this. I honestly don't even feel like I read nearly 200 pages of this, because it never felt like anything was happening despite so much happening with the plot. 

I'm always going to check out whatever Max Gladstone releases because he's got a weird, beautiful, creative mind, but this didn't do it for me.