I picked this up in the library because the title and premise intrigued me, but I just really struggled to care very much about the characters/plot in this book. To me this felt like a novel that was attempting to sound like Terry Pratchett, but was almost a bit like a discworld comedy spoof that didn't contain Practhett's complexity, depth or nuance.  Other people might enjoy it, and I might try it again one day. But right now, it's not for me.