This book has wild and unique ideas that make for a great fantasy tale but I was confused during the entire read. I am not sure if I was so lost in the imagery that I missed details but scenes jumped from one thing to another in a way that made the story hard to follow. 
For instance... the main character suddenly is firing a gun. Where did it come from? Couldn't tell you. It was just little details like that where you're reading and suddenly you screech to a halt and re-read the last few paragraphs to try and figure out how the characters got to point B when there wasn't a mention of point A. In order to make it to the end, you need to be ready to just accept what you're reading and move on without being too distracted by the writing style. 
Also, queer representation is a plus. But, I thought the explanation of discrimination against queer folks was boring. We're all familiar with religious groups bashing gays for living in sin. I hoped with how wildly imaginative this story is that there would be a more exciting tale. Maybe the author can expand more into their ideas about that in the next books which I will read because I do like the characters and the plot.