Huge letdown. I LOVED the Disillustionist trilogy and was very eager to read Carolyn's new book. Sadly, it didn't meet my expectations at all and they weren't very high to begin with because I've read some early not-so-glowing reviews. If my flight wasn't delayed for 3 hours+ I probably would never have finished this. I couldn't relate to/like Alix, Paul or Sir Kendall at all.