Somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. There were elements of this I really liked. I enjoy Bitterblue and Giddon and Saf. I appreciated the opportunity to explore the impact of Leck on Monsea and it was fun making connections before the characters did. But the pacing was off. There was so much going on and yet so little happening much of the time. For as many pages as it was, it fell short in terms of plot and character development. Also, Katsa and Po were extra and annoying any time they were both present. Bleh.