This was a fun fantasy story - your typical "chosen one" setting, but with a cool mythology and setting. The magic was interesting - though it could be fleshed out a bit more (I'm not entirely clear on the rules) - and the world building was great. According to the author's note, some of the inspiration came from listening to the news about US police violence, so there are some pretty heavy and sad things described. Zelie and Inan both kind of got on my nerves since they both make some stupid decisions, and the romance stuff was pretty mediocre. But it was fun to watch Amari grow over the course of the book - even though she was kind of the only one with any sense. Overall, it was a good read!