Rhys is an Artificer who has always dreamed of owning a Cloudship and sailing out beyond his home spire. An opportunity has dropped into his lap to do just that, but the consequences of his choice might very well be too much for him to deal with. Fantasy with some light litrpg elements as Rhys earns the money he needs to grow the ship. Slice of life elements as Rhys learns the ropes of being a Cloudship captain and they explore the other spires.
I really liked this fantasy setting as well as the concept of an upgradable ship. The main character was a nice guy who just wants to earn some cash and explore the spires. But of course, danger found him often.
Apart from the main character, I also liked the small crew who joined him as the plot progressed. They each had their own colored past too, though they weren't explored in detail (for that matter, we don't get much of main character's background too, other than important details relevant to the plot).
The writing was easy to follow, but it needed another round of editing. For a large part of the book, I was enjoying the slice-of-life stuff. There were dangers too, as I mentioned earlier, but didn't expect it to be escalated so high at the end.
An interesting take on a type of dungeon core mechanics, I liked almost everything about this book. Some additional world building would have been nice but there is a good bit already. The book seemed well edited as well.