Ahhh, damn it. I really wanted to like this. I was so looking forward to reading it after loving Empire series. 
 I rally don't know how to explain what it is that this story lacks. It has the potential for a great story, but I just could not care about the characters. In fact it wasn't that i didn't care, i just couldn't be bothered with them. Both of the main characters were bland and went through the story like they had nothing better to do. 
 There was no effort in giving the reader anything to cling to, the story was there, the pacing was fine, the world building was good.......but Gods it fell flat and I kept trying to read through it but it just didn't change. At the end of 150 pages, i just thought to myself, I really really don't care what happens to either of these two and that means it is time to dust off the given-up-on tag. 
 Sorry Janny, I really wanted to like this. maybe I should try something else of yours.