2.5 stars 
 Oh gosh!!! Where do I even start? The book was achingly slow. I was so bored through 3/4th into it. From the amazing cover and description, I was hoping to be taken on a fantastical journey. Alas, there was no world building at all and the characters were just flat. I didn't find myself rooting for any character. There were also a lot of pointless deaths throughout the novel. The book tried so hard to be like Game of Thrones and failed miserably. The only character I didn't mind was Theon. Magnus was okay but his relationship with Lucia was cringe worthy. Cleo was irritating throughout most of the book but I prefer her over Lucia any day. The story did pick up towards the end but by that time, I just wanted to finish the story and move onto something else. Am I rushing to read the next one? No, but maybe when I have nothing better to do.