The Girl of Fire and Thorns is the story of Elisa who carries God with her everywhere she goes. Once a century God places a little piece of himself - a Godstone - inside a person destined for greatness. Elisa is that person this century and this is the story of her path to greatness. 
 Political intrigue, war, and a little religious (?) twist thrown into the mix are what create this novel. Elisa is married as a political alliance at 16 to a complete stranger in trade for an army. Elisa's husband though - King Alejandro - keeps their marriage a secret from his own people leaving Elisa to wonder what her role is exactly in this new court. That is until Elisa is kidnapped away from her castle and thrown straight into the brink of war from a commoners standpoint versus nobility. 
 Things I did not care for... 
 - How much Elisa's weight played a role in her character overall. The girl likes food - good for her (so do I)! Why does the journey of her losing weight have to correspond to her realizing her potential? Such as - now that she's lighter she can accomplish so much more after trekking through the dessert. Or her husband not recognizing her because she's lost so much weight that he now finds her attractive? 
 - I'm not a religious person by any means and take away the sorcery of the Godstone and this would've read like a christian fantasy novel. 
 - (view spoiler)[Our character being okay with her husband having a mistress. The court doesn't know about their marriage anyway so it doesn't matter right? No. & this mistress just happens to be skinny and beautiful. It's okay they both die in the end. (hide spoiler)]