I really don't see what the hype of this book is. It's like every other book, nothing special. Maybe it's because of the TV show? 
 Celeana annoyed me at some parts. The immediate beginning of the book was really good. I read the beginning part as a sample, so of course, I got hooked in. And so, I had high expectations that let me down. When I actually got to read the book, Celeana annoyed me during the middle. The problem? It feels like Celeana is more than one person. As if there's Celeana before the book started and Celeana after the book started. Like the before Celeana could've killed someone without batting an eye and the after Celeana can't even argue with someone without worrying about it afterwards. 
 And then, it's as if the author tried to meld three people into one. Someone who's bad ass, someone who's vain, and someone who likes to read. I'm not saying that it's impossible, but it just came off really chunky in this book. Celeana ended up complaining so much during the middle of the book it annoyed & bored me. 
 The beginning of the book was slow. It took, like, half of the book for the plot to actually get interesting. The end was different. I had to read the whole climax through Celeana's POV (mostly) and my opinion kind of changed. She's not as bad as she was during the middle, but now I honestly don't know what to make of her. It's like I kind of like her and I kind of don't. I'd say I like Nehemia better than Celeana. 
 (view spoiler)[ My thoughts during the climax: It was so wierd; everyone liked Celeana and hated Cain. But when you actually think about it, there's not much of a difference, morally: Celeana killed for money and Cain, the antagonist, killed for strength. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]