I couldn't get into the book. We don't really get a lot of information about the world the characters live in, and the characters aren't developed very well. I thought Sydelle was a little wishy-washy, and seemed a little too perfect. As for Wayland, he was too cryptic, and seemed really sketchy.

The main plot was to get to the capitol to give the information about the war, but that tended to be dropped for side quests. There were a lot of things that popped up that were really random. The book was also inconsistent in terms of plotting and characterization, and things didn't make a lot of sense.

I think the best way to describe the book is disjointed. It was as if Bracken couldn't think of any interesting details to add in about the people and the world she created, and she jumps around a lot. It felt empty, like I was missing something. It felt like it was pieced together and had a lot of telling but not a lot of showing.

I give it a 1 out of 5. There was nothing memorable about this book, and Bracken's world-building needs a lot of work. It felt like I was reading the first draft.