I really enjoyed the story, but it’s such a tedious slow burn because you can see the train wreck coming about 1/3 of the way in. The characters don’t begin connecting the dots until the last 20 pages, and so the “great evil reveal” and hasty aftermath feel incredibly rushed. I think I have whiplash now, to be honest. It’s a shame because with better pacing, this would easily be a 4-to-4.25 review!