Unfortunately, the only bit of slight originality in this book is that is it based on Egyptian culture rather than Western culture, and even then, other Middle Eastern fantasies do exist... 
 
I've read every trope and plot point in here before, the majority of which are overdone in modern fantasy. If this story had sprinkled in some other unique features, I'd be more interested to continue, but this just seems like a rehash of the same overtold story, and I'm not interested in continuing it.
 
These plot points/tropes include:
 
 - An emotionally unavailable, impossibly physically strong, 'not like other girls', secretly magical heir. 
 - A 'peasant' girl who falls in love with an 'evil'/morally grey on the outside but really secretly good royal.
 - A main character apprenticed to a grumpy older tutor. 
 - The one little child that breaks through the main character's hard outer shell, and who the mc would do anything for.
 - A tournament and training.
 
Also Sylvia's only character trait is "I've got to be ready to escape at a moment’s notice"/"oh no I've been discovered" - so being in her head was a drag. 
 
Pleeease can we have some original fantasy ideas??