This was an absolutely fantastic read. The setting and worldbuilding were so visual and stunning, the magic system was both complex but still explained in such an easy to comprehend way. I really liked the characters and found them to be intriguing and complex with dynamic and interesting motivations. The plot had so many elements that I loved, but more than anything it was a story that transcended so many traditional tropes and was more than a love story. All of the elements to a romance were there, but it was made even more brilliant that it was more about the connections they characters made along their journey than about the lovey dovey parts of the story. I thought this was pure magnificence.