The world building in this story was interesting, and I enjoyed the growth of the main character but unfortunately....I never came to like her fully. Especially in the beginning. She had some very unhealthy habits of eating away any and all feelings she might experience with a pastry, and then disparaging her weight and looks. That seemed to be all the first half of the book focused on. There were also quite a few redundancies throughout the story that I could have lived without, and I didn't care for the "twists" that the author threw in, but maybe those will somehow work out further along in the series. I'll continue the series, because like I said, I did fancy the character growth and the world of the Godstone did intrigue me. However, I'm not in a rush to do so. If you don't mind naive characters, fat-shaming, and strong religious content, but enjoy young adult fantasy with a smidgen of romance, you might want to pick this book up.