I‘m a long time fan of Elliott & I was really excited about this novella. Unfortunately, it didn‘t quite work for me. There‘s a lot of worldbuilding—so much, in fact, I think this story would have worked better as a full length novel. Elliott has created a fascinating world, one I would read more about, if she really had time to explore it. Also, I didn‘t love the main character—the secondary characters were much more interesting. Hoped for more.