I really wanted to like this book. I like the idea of mixing religion, magic, and politics. Sadly, there were so many things that just did not work for me.. For instance, it's never explained why the Tranavians turned from the gods. Nadya is set up to be a powerful character and just ...becomes reduced to a love interest. The chemistry between Malachiasz does not exist! It was so boring to read about them. This book was really boring to read also on account of the fact that it constantly repeats itself. Look, it wasn't all bad. I think there's a lot of potential and I have the sequel thanks to Netgalley, so I hope that one drastically improves.
