The writing is good. There is so much detail it gets overwhelming. The slow burn is there but is overshadowed by the amount of detail given for each profession. The flow also feels disjointed. And some parts are confusing. This is my firs tread for H.A Laine so I'm not sure if the other books are the same. If the story is meant to describe the factual point of view of two neuro divergent people then you might have gotten some parts right. But as a whole I can't finish this as it just feels compartmentalized.