Welcome to the forum.
If you are in to Japanese culture type stuff and fiction books you should check out the Lotus War series.
There are three books, Stormdancer, Kinslayer and Endsinger.
It's a diesel punk sort of setting in feudal Japan where they are burning "lotus" as fuel for airships and various machinations.
There is civil war, sword fighting, griffons, and a girl who can talk top animals with her mind.
Super duper worth a looksie, even if you just like reading.
https://www.goodread...7-the-lotus-war
as for this. I definitely am interested and thank you for the suggestion. haha I'm excited