The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Good writing, the author nailed empathic link the the first person narrative can bring. I almost finished the book, but it was just too much for me. Way too blend, nothing interesting ever happens, cartoonish villain. I hoped the story would eventually pick up, it didn't.

Also, very lackluster in a lot of aspects. The protagonist, Yeine, was simple, the world the author tried to build wasn't very elaborated, the supporting characters were just there.

There were no remarking features about Yeine. She is a not very good looking girl, who once was the leader of her people. She is a warrior from a “barbaric” society, thrown in the midst of a political aristocratic war, which she has no way to win. So she just accepts her imminent death, meanwhile investigating her mother's murder.

She makes an alliance with the gods of that world, who are enslaved by the humans who rule the whole hundred thousand kingdoms. About 3 of which are mentioned.

This reviews somewhat reflects my thoughts

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