I really liked this book! The protagonist, Alex/Alexa has so much courage, loyalty, and love. It was easy to like her and root for her the entire book. As much as I liked this book and will look forward to reading the next, I think this would have been a great stand alone book with a little change in the ending. I hope the author has enough plot left to move the story along and not focus the next book on a romance triangle. Over all, really great and quick read and would definitely recommend to those who have read and liked Girl of Fire and Thorns, Thrown of Glass, and even the Selection. 
 Parent notes: There is no language in this book, but it does talk about women being raped several times. It never describes it, but just that is occurring to women in the kingdom.