2.5 stars. 
 Not the worst thing I've ever read, but certainly not the best. I considered DNFing halfway through because annoying, unlikable characters, weak storyline, non-existent world building and, god, the tropes that I've seen a million times in YA fantasy were nearly too much to bear. All this made me really not give two shits about any of the characters. I found myself rolling my eyes at least 5 times at the weak, trite dialogue. Stinky poo poo. 
 Anyway, the last 5% of the book actually got interesting and the characters became moderately better. Still not sure if I will continue with the series. If you can stand a pretty tough story to slog through to get at least 75% of the way through, sure, try this one.