I'm being generous with this three, it's probably closer to 2.5. The magic isn't explained well enough, the world isn't interesting, the characters don't have enough depth (particularly the love interests) and a woman is punished for wanting power. It felt like a sloppy first draft of what could ultimately be an alright novel. I didn't absolutely hate it, hence the three stars instead of two, but I didn't love it like I wanted to. There was too much going on, too many plot hooks and not enough depth to any of them. The result is a sort of snap shot of a bunch of different plot lines that all kind of get resolved but not in a way that feels fulfilling.