While the past-tense takes a moment for me to adjust to, the story pulls you into the world from the first sentences. The story is written like a love letter to the culture it represents, and I also can't help but adore the sentence, "She was born into a body with thick legs; even as a child, her thighs had rippled with beauty as she walked." I feel seen as a plus-sized person by this line alone. I'm captivated by the prose, and the sense of wonder and magic imbued within these opening pages. I'm excited to learn more about Indir and her power.