Gardens of the Moon

Most certainly one of the most intricate and genius plots I've ever encountered in all my reads. I have no comprehension as to how a human mind can weave so many characters and moving pieces together. After about 150 pages this turned into quite the page-turner for me, with every chapter and sub-chapters (for lack of a better word) being a new element or twist to the plot. At times I felt a sense of the character depth and complexity I look for in my 5-star reads, but other times I felt the characters were chess pieces to aid the plot. Even though I was definitely confused at times by character names or word choice, (or even by two sentences that rereading didn't resolve), I overall followed the events and thoroughly enjoyed this book.