Why do I feel like every book lately is only 3 star worthy since ACOTAR?!?! 
 Rachel's father is sent on a mission outside the city only to not come back. The commander of Baalboden assigns Rachel on a mission of her own to go find her father and bring back what was never returned. Only outside of the wall of the city lies danger including the cursed one (pretty much a big ass fire breathing monster). Rachel has plans of her own to rescue her father and defy the commanders commands with the help of Logan - her fathers apprentice and childhood romance. 
 (view spoiler)[In case I ever decide to re-read this book notes to myself: the mission her father was sent on was based around a magic flute pretty much that controls the cursed one. The commander wears a talisman of a cursed one toe (??) around his neck to keep the cursed one away. We end off with Baalboden being burned to the ground by the cursed one - the commander running away - and Logan now being in charge of the city. (hide spoiler)] 
 Meh.