Twitter summary: The general’s daughter wins a bid for Arin at the market and brings him home.
The good: I’m trying to come up with something but having a difficult time. Maybe I can say I enjoyed Jess’ personality but that would be a stretch. I didn’t understand her purpose and her friendship with Kestrel seemed superficial. Okay, see, I have nothing to say for the good of this book.
The bad: I know this is fiction but I can’t even type out the word “slave” for the Twitter summary. It was extremely difficult to dive into this world and the characters. I tried to give Kestrel and Arin the benefit of the doubt but there was no emotion or viable connection between them. Unfortunately, all aspects of the story fell flat. The big elephant in the room was the book’s use of slavery to build purpose and plot — it was unpleasant to say the least.
Recommendation: A solid and resounding no and I will not continue reading this series.
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