dnf - page 146

Where do i even begin? I really wanted to love this. It has all the elements that I usually would adore in fantasy. Unfortunately, there was a lot that wasn't working for me.

Firstly, this book needs major editing. There were so many spelling mistakes, and awkwardly phrased sentences. Usually, I overlook things like that. But it was so frequent in this story, that it really did disrupt the flow.

The characters felt very archetypal and bland. No one stood out to me, which is bizarre because these are characters that should be extremely intriguing - we have an assassin, an empress, a warrior captain. I just wanted much more developed characters, they felt very two-dimensional. Almost like I was following a bunch of side characters that I couldn't care less about.

If you're someone who enjoys military fantasy novels, you might really enjoy this. i, unfortunately, find military fantasy books to be quite boring

Finally, some slightly problematic elements??

I've seen reviews where people have criticised the Asian represention in this book. Presenting Asians as barbaric savages, for example. The author is a white woman, I wonder if there was a Asian beta reader for this book?? Because there definitely should've been.
Unfortunately, that isn't all. I dnf'd right after the rape scene, which was just handled pretty badly, imo.

Not for me, unfortunately. So disappointed.