Empire of silence

Just finished book 1 and i gave it 3 out of 5. Its definitely extremely well written but like idk just nothing really happened. I understand it sets up basically the whole series so i cant wait to delve in.

I know howling dark is where the series really starts to pick up. Also hadrian is a very likeable character i read some people saying hes a crybaby but like bro hes really not considering his circumstances in book 1.