Quick thoughts:

- What I found most enjoyable about Markswoman was its incredible world-building, which was teeming with Asian influences (particularly Indian culture and mythology). Plus, some aspects of the world-building had a bit of a nice sci-fi feel.

- I really liked the first chapter! The last line totally hyped me up for the rest of the book (only to eventually feel disappointed).

- I was not emotionally invested in any of the characters. I felt that their characterization, as well as the relationships among each other, was sorely underdeveloped.

- Kyra was not a compelling lead at all. I wanted to empathize with her grief and the loss that she felt, but... I just didn't. Not a lot of character growth happened either.

- I was confused about why Kyra, despite her youth, was chosen to become a Markswoman before her fellow apprentices. It seemed to me that she was pretty mediocre in terms of training and skill. Basically, I couldn't see why the elders deemed her ready to take on the responsibility of being a Markswoman.

- The pacing was really, really slow. There's a lot of telling and internal monologuing. Plus, the writing style itself was quite passive.

- The story was told from two perspectives, but I don't think that the voices of Kyra and Rustan were sufficiently distinct from one another.

- The romance was???

- There were a lot of great ideas, but I don't think they were effectively explored.

- Quite underwhelming and anticlimactic, especially towards the end.

- The ending is a huge, huge cliffhanger that I just can't appreciate. Plus, so!!! many!!! loose!!! ends!!!

- This book honestly disappointed me. I felt disconnected from the characters and the plot all throughout. The enjoyment I felt was rare, if not minimal -- and the ending left me wholly dissatisfied. Nonetheless, I'm still pretty curious about what happens next, so I will most likely still give the sequel a shot.

Full review to follow!