Any other Mercy Makers fans?

Ok I see all kinds of super negative reviews for [The Mercy Makers by Tessa Graton] but I finished both published books in the series this weekend and went absolutely nut-so crazy for it. Yes yes, the descriptions are detailed and some people find them repetitive, but I enjoyed being able to visualize this place in detail. It is slow in the beginning but once it started moving I loved it. I've heard it described as a mess, but I found Graton to be in control of the plot and the emotional thread through the whole thing.

Also the second book [The Shape of Monsters by Tessa Graton] balanced the first book in a whole new light. The investigation into science vs faith I found very compelling and without judgement.

tl;dr I thought his thing rocked, I can't be the only one. I WANNA TALK ABOUT ITTTTT