I know this book was poorly rated, and yes there were a lot of areas that needed help. But surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. I enjoyed parts of it. 

Here is what I didn't like about the book: throughout it, the pacing was pretty off. Also the author gets out of world building with random history chapters throughout to explain the world instead of building it into the book. It's a great example of telling instead of showing. Towards the end, we just jumped into new plot points and settings without much explanation.

The characters themselves felt the exact same. There wasn't very many different parts of their character. Both are brash and aggressive.. and assassins. I wish we got way more development here between them. 

Their romance was alright, but I liked the way it was towards the end. I really should have seen the plot twist (like it was so damn obvious) but somehow I missed it. I think that obliviousness helped me enjoy the book more for sure. I probably will pick up the sequel because I like the way the plot ends. That part is pretty unique and I am excited to see where that goes.