This book is nothing less than exceptional. The story is interesting, and the world building is fantastic. As a queer trans teen, it was nice to see how seamlessly queerness and transness was woven into the story without it being the sole character trait, as seen in mainstream media. Wyatt was funny and rebellious and realistic and honestly such a mood. It was nice to see a teenager own up to his own mistakes and try to do better. This novel is also very relevant to the US, with how Asalin's systems of oppression are set up and how they continue to hurt and murder people as that was what the system was born from. This story speaks profoundly on this and proposes solutions that the world isn't ready for but desperately needs. Overall, the characters were complex, even the side characters, the plot was well thought out, and provides relevant discourse on American society and politics.