Things that I liked:

1. I liked a lot of the characters. Naari and Tip being my favourites. Big points for the disability rep.
2. I think the overall character work was interesting enough.
3. The prison setting was actually quite interesting.
4. While I have issues with the build up. The last paragraph did gag me and I will be reading the second book just as Lynette hoped I would.

Things I didn’t like.

1. Kiva is so much more interesting when she isn’t thinking about Jarren
2. The trials were soooo boring and completely pointless. I think just sticking with the poison plot line would have been stronger.
3. No discussion on the prison and the different countries royal’s complicity. Or on forced labour.
4. I felt the build up on the plot twists were very stingy on the bread crumbs. Yes I can see where Lynette is coming from but she’s missing a couple of steps and I’m leaping to get to get to these twists.

Other thoughts: If Lynette was truely brave, Kiva, Jarren and Nari should have been a throuple.