3.5 stars.

I had such high hopes for this book. The blurb sounded amazing and right up my alley. Unfortunately it fell flat for me.

I felt as if I never really got to know the characters, and who they are as people. I wanted to see so much more of them, how they play off each other, how they interact with each other, how they function as a group. We see and get none of that. Camile, to me, was particularly unlikable.

Secondly, this book read as if it were the second book in a series. I actually had to go back and check to make sure it wasn’t. The first chapter grabs you, but there is so much backstory to the characters and we never see that. As it is, those backstories are pretty vital to the story.

Story wise, the battalion seemed out of their depth and like children playing at games they shouldn’t have. This was never really proved otherwise.

Finally, I feel as if Olympe was never really explained. Why she was so important, who she was, how she came to be.

I was so excited to read this book, but unfortunately it didn’t do it for me. I can’t see myself continuing with the series.