Definitely not bad...I just found it a bit lackey (sorry, couldn't resist). 
 I wanted to love this book but parts of it just made me cringe a little bit. 
 Believe it or not this was my first fantasy novel ever. And I did like it. I just didn't love it. 
 I chose it because in my mind I feel like most fantasy novels are very male driven and male-centric. You may disagree with me, given my lack of experience with the genre but that's just first impression. 
 The main character of this book, Kerowyn is great. She is strong, moral and self sufficient. 
 I love that (view spoiler)[her path didn't immediately fall into line with a man and that she determinedly forged her own path. (hide spoiler)] 
 What I didn't like? I had more than a few moments where I just rolled my eyes at some parts. I also found the ending incredibly predictable. Like, I could see it coming a fair way off the end!