This really wasn't a book I had any interest in reading, or had even heard about, until everyone blew up about just how terrible it is, and how it is literally worse than Hitler. A solid 90% of the reviews for this book from people I follow are 1 star and all start with "I didn't read this book, but...". Which obviously is ridiculous. Annoyingly so. 
 Anyway, the book starts slow, not really my thing, then it picks up a bit, and then climaxes at nothing. We've all been there, am I right? 
 I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone as it's not my thing, but it does have some compelling elements, and it's written in a decent style, similar to others in the genre. This SHOULD be a book that a lot of people liked, and it's a shame that it isn't. 
 This book had an opportunity to help people grow, and it was soundly dismissed by the community. 
 Its treatment of the racist, homophobic, and sexist issues is pretty ham fisted and on the nose. That doesn't make it a bad book, or a problematic book. It is a book that deals with problematic issues, and, to be entirely honest, the main character has a much more realistic transition from her starting POV to her ending POV. 
 Decent read, and about what I expected after the outrage of certain GR members plus the blurb. No more problematic than any other fantasy book.