Rating: 2.5/5 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 Kestrel is a Valorian, a ruling class who takes the Herrani as slaves. She is daughter to the General of the army and gets pretty much whatever she wants, and he doesn't care much about what she spends. When Kestrel ends up at a slave auction by random chance and sees a slave she takes an interest to, she bids a large amount to get him. What she doesn't realize though, is that the slave is more than he seems, and he's playing her. He's part of the group leading the Herrani revolution, and he's just gathering information at the general's house, lying in wait until it's time to strike. 
 I thought this book was pretty "meh" overall. I didn't think it was anything special but it also wasn't too bad. The biggest thing that caused me not to like it was how emotionless I felt about it. Sometimes you're reading a book and that author has you wrapped around their pinky and can make you feel so much for a character, but this book wasn't one of them. Things were happening and the extent of my feelings were "okay.." It just wasn't interesting enough to hook me. 
 I feel like this book shouldn't have been told from Kestrel's perspective, and should have been told from Arin's perspective instead. When you really think about it, the book wasn't focussed on Kestrel, it was focussed on the Herrani revolution. At the very least it would have been better to have a dual perspective rather than just Kestrel, because having 95% her perspective wasn't very interesting when she didn't know anything about the revolution. Also, the main reason I didn't enjoy this book was because I didn't feel anything for the Herrani. For a book centred around their revolution and fight for freedom, I expected to know more about them and be able to build more sympathy for them, which is why having Arin's perspective would've been much more beneficial. If I knew more about the Herrani in general, I think I would've enjoyed this much more. 
 Overall, this was an okay read but it wasn't that great. It's also labelled as fantasy and I didn't find it much of a fantasy novel because it didn't really have the things that I would identify with a fantasy. If you're looking for a fantasy novel, there are definitely better one's out there, but if the idea of this book appeals to you, go for it.