Feels like a classic unearthed from about three hundred years ago, has all of the charm and sharp wit of [it]. If you love pirates, musketeers, fencing, playwrights, secret and dystopian societies, and top-notch worldbuilding, this [book] is absolutely for you.

NON SERVIAM isn’t just a book; it’s an immersive journey that gripped my soul. It’s one of the most special books I’ve ever read, raw, and unflinchingly gruesome.

This novel isn’t for everyone, given not just its themes but its really—sometimes seemingly unnecessarily—dense, purple prose along with its branching, sometimes wandering plot. But it is filled with revolutionary philosophies and the minds that fuel them, a full meal to sink your teeth into, and has a lot to offer. Don’t go into the book expecting your hand to be held.

Something I haven’t quite encountered before, which is a fiction narrative that feels more like art than a novel... The kind of story I have continued to think about ... a mark of how nuanced it is ... One of the most deliciously queer stories I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading.