I was extremely underwhelmed. I really tried to like it but it felt like it was trying to be something it isn't. There is so many cliches and poorly written descriptions i was very dispointed. With the political plays that aren't done very cleanly and the details that are just slapped on as an after thought like a bi character and Mithridatism it felt sloppy. The only well rounded character was a support character literally named 'The Bomb'. I realize this may sound harsh but I have read fanfic more cleanly written.
In this book's defense it has a strong female lead and the basic simplistic descriptors can be effective when describing atrocities. Aside from that it was just.... meh

Won't read the second.