Genre: YA Dystopia

I read The Diablo’s Curse by this author and really enjoyed that book but this one fell short for me. 
   
   What I liked: 
       The fast paced fantasy adventure plot where the MC enters a deadly competition to save their uncles. Found family, gods, twists, secrets, world building 

  What didn’t work for me:
        The romance felt forced. The political undertones were way too much for me and took away from the plot. I almost DNF but I liked the action so I wanted to see how it ended.