I love when I can find great standalone fantasies. I absolutely adored the world building, the depth to the magic systems and characters. I connected with Japha and Lydea immediately. I also love the LGBTQ+ and non binary representation in the story, it was done well, without feeling the author was just throwing it in. The plot twists were well thought out, the deaths made me cry, the ending was unique but beautiful and this is my new favorite read of 2022.