This is the first book in the Mapmakers Trilogy and I was really excited to read this, the concept sounded so neat! I ended up struggling with this book a bit. I loved the creative world-building and the idea of the world splitting into different times and Ages. However, this story moved very slowly.

A lot of the first part of the book dealt with the politics of this world (which I didn't enjoy) and then we moved on to more of an adventure (which I did enjoy). We never really got back to the politics or the impact they have on the rest of the world. I felt like the book was a bit disjointed and the story wasn't tied together very well.

Additionally I liked, but never really loved, the characters. They are interesting and okay, but could have used more depth.

The pacing was definitely off for the story. Much of the story was very slow and boring, but these sections were occasionally punctuated by intense action scenes. This book just felt long and I almost stopped reading it multiple times.

Overall this was okay. The world-building and some of the ideas in here are amazing. However, the story was a bit disjointed, the pacing was off, and the characters were just okay. I won't be continuing with the series.

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