Holy COW. This is such an original story, told in an incredibly polished, cinematic, and gripping way.
Every single scene is so full of cool visuals (the paper in the beginning... the photobashing...the beginning comic-like scenes...the chess sequence...the ENDING...) and the music and sfx did a really good job pulling me into the story. Also I love the designs of all the fairies and katurian's scary face
Lastly, I REALLY like the prose. It felt rich and poetic and rewarding to untangle
I have never read a story like this and I am so glad it exists :^)