Review: Can't really say I liked it
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
I read the preview of this story and was interested enough to pick up the book, but I have to say I was really disappointed.  On the surface, this book has everything I should like.  The world creation was interesting.  The heroine was a badass.  The odds were stacked against her.  This book should be a winner.  Sadly, it was not.First of all, the editing was beyond sub-par.  I would say the editing of this book was in the bottom 10-15% of kindle books I have read in the past year.  To say the poor editing was distracting is an understatement.  It was so pervasive that I would have a hard time giving a positive review based on that alone.Also, there was something mildly oppressive about this book.  During the entire time period of this story, the heroine met only one single character who was not a total jackass.  As you might expect, the interactions between the heroine and other characters in the book tended to be aggravating and headache-inducing.The pacing of this book left a lot to be desired.  There was plenty going on, but there was almost no plot progression.  I confess, the reason I read this book to the end was because I kept waiting to get some answers to the many questions the storyline posed.  In the end, I was left feeling cheated.  I don't know if the author is envisioning that this story will be part of a twelve book series or what.  If so, you might want to skip straight to book twelve.The final action sequence of the book involved a clash between the heroine's mercenary group and the evil Kade mages.  All I can say about this portion of the story is that no part of it made any sense.  All rationality was suspended during this sequence, and it was almost painful to read.I am giving this book two stars solely because the world creation was good.  However, I would not recommend the story to a friend.