This was fine and forgettable. The author creates a vibrant and atmospheric world. I loved the first third or so, but as soon as the journeys into the other realms begin, the world-building becomes a tad confusing. The things set up in the first third (like the Vasethe's 100 previous professions) hardly get any pay-off. The ending did not make a lick of sense to me, and the "twist reveal" came out of nowhere and wasn't foreshadowed at all (I thought). Another review I read said the book felt like only half a novel - it's short (for fantasy at least) and involves a lot of set-up - and I have to agree. I'm not invested enough to continue the series, really.