This series is overhyped.

It's a nice fantasy series and it seems like it would make for a great TV show or movie adaptation but there's nothing great about it.

I also find it kind of very frustrating teenagers become head figures and leaders without any previous leadership experience. And she barely has any experience from the army either. I don't understand why she would even want to lead the Second Army other than just selfishness, she didn't even seem too interested in beating the evil when she demanded to get the leadership position. I don't really like Alina at all. She makes no sense.

The whole Alina x Mal relationship just doesn't seem like it's gonna work at all and I don't really ship her with any of the characters.

I don't get the Saint situation either. Aren't most saints only declared saints AFTER their death? And the people hate Grishas but have no trouble making a saints out of them?

Nikolai is easily best part of this book.