The field of battle is my temple. The swordpoint is my priest. The dance of death is my prayer. The killing blow is my release. 
 Definitely not what I was expecting. There was a lot of hype about this book but I was very wary because of how many people seemed to describe it as having plenty of intense violence. But at the end, I decided to read the book and judge it for myself. I am SO glad I made that decision. It undoubtedly deserves all 5 stars. It pulled me in straight from the start and that really shocked me because I wasn't in the greatest moods when I started the book. It's safe to say that it made me feel a lot better. Yes it had violence but it wasn't at all that bad. There were many mentions of rape which of course was appalling but I found myself able to read the book anyway. So if you're worried about it, don't be because its not too bad. I was also worried about having to real 2 perspectives thinking that there was no way they'd both be equally interesting and one might get boring really quickly but that wasn't the case at all. This book was written very well and I found both perspectives very very interesting. 
 I especially loved the mythology in this book. It had wraiths, jinn, fey and overall it was so cool and I really did not expect it. Honestly one of the best book I've read this year.