THIS BOOK. READ IT. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 STARS. It's a new favourite. Not only is it mindblowingly good fantasy and incredibly well plotted, but it's a fantasy realm WITHOUT HOMOPHOBIA!!! As someone who's always struggled with being gay bc of homophobic attitudes, I cannot tell you how accepted this book made me feel. Like, finally, I feel validated, and that it's okay to be gay.