This is definitely one of my top reads this year. The world the characters inhabit is grotesque, brutal, and gritty. It‘s a sort of magical realism, but not quite your typical fantasy. Quite an unpleasant world, but there is a swashbuckling quality to it which lends the whole book a sense of whimsy and playfulness. The plot moves at a fast lick and I was hooked. Ultimately an exploration of evil and humanity. Well worth a read!