Really disappointed by this book. I'd been hoping for something on the same level as Arcanes storytelling, but this felt hobbled to the lore in a way Arcane never did. It jumped from scene to scene, with little time spent on the motivations behind the actions beyond occasional "Haha, Viego's such a bad king, amirite? And crazy too!" It could have done so much more with the body horror leading up to the reveal, but it felt like the author was just given 0 room to work in.