The Black Tides of Heaven

I couldn't put a finger on why I loved this story so much until I read the back and a reviewer said something to the effect that it was as if Black Tides was a Miyazaki movie in a book. That about sums it up. Prepare for wonders, a super cool plot, and heroes that you can really get behind. It's super short, I read it over 2 days only because I was trying not to rush it. I heard the 3rd book will be out this summer, so I'm going to wait on the second one for awhile to space the story out.
I'm currently trying to read all of the Nebula nominees for 2018, and man, oh man, is the bar set high with this one.