YA with aged up protagonists. Which is to say that the concept was interesting but motivations and magnitude felt flat and disappointing. There was frequently a lot of description that felt unnecessary or insignificant to the plot. It wasn't bad, but I wanted more from it. Not more story, though. How is this supposed to be a trilogy?!

Green Bone Saga (Fonda) and War Arts (Chu) are both better picks in this arena.