The Grace Year

DNF @ 54%. 2.5 stars.
I'm so disappointed - this was one of my most anticipated releases of the year. But I had the hardest time getting into this because I had NO backstory. How did we get here? They hint that there's places that are not like they're society.. what are they like? Why is this different? What is up with the magic? Why are their poachers? Who are they? Based on other reviews I know some of these questions get answered later on but I'm just way too confused to get into the story and honestly not enjoying my time. I see so many people are enjoying this and I can definitely see why but this was just a miss for me.