Read an excerpt of it from Lu's Prodigy. Yeah.. I surrendered right away and gave up on Legend trilogy, ever since I have read the excerpt of this book. 
 I cannot believe that this books' author is the same as the author of the Legend trilogy. Taking down the good points: 
 (1) amazingly written, well thought and distinguishable 3-character POV (an evil overwhelmed protagonist + emotionally attached dethroned prince + severely love-struck, bloodthirsty inquisition axis leader = *jaw drop* yup.. never read something like it) 
 (2) original TYE and brilliant quotations from the world of Kenettra before POV (intriguing, elite and genius!) 
 (3) vague, un-annoying and compelling mutual development between dethroned prince and petty merchant daughter and some other characters HAHA (GOD! I LOVE IT!! My type of love story- one that you can actually omit and you'll still have a rotating plot!) 
 This book lived up to my expectations.. truly X-Men meets Game of Thrones meets Assassins Creed 2!! With its stunningly majestic proses, it is definitely worth bought in hardbound! A must read! Lu transcended from dystopia to euphoric action-fantasy fiction!! Definitely 5 stars!! GOD, I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SECOND BOOK!!!