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Well, this book didn't even bother with a climax.

…Wow that's underwhelming

I tried to snark one more chapter and then I realized it was almost 4 and I'm getting up at 8. But don't worry: nothing's happened yet.

Wow, that reunion scene was stilted as fuck. And we didn't even get any reveals!

Kalenna lost? Well, it was only an excuse to have her love interest hand her the thing she needs instead of her earning it by her own merit. FEMINISM!

Wow, only the good guys have been allowed to be relevant in this tournament. Even the guy who was set up as this big threat and Kalennas' nemesis has completely vanished in the background. Am I missing something here?

Okay, when you set up a resident female badass, and set up that another character has a crush on her because she can kick his ass, here's an advice:

Don't let him win their spar (which is incidentally the first time we see the girl fight at all) by picking her up and setting her down outside the arena.

It's like you're not even trying.

This book is getting painful to read. Nothing is happening. The protagonist knows what's up, but she refused to share the information or do anything about it.

Our protagonist was completely dumbfounded that her obvious spy of a roommate was in fact a spy.

So…the government official tells Kalenna they're on to her, and threatens her family. Her reaction? Complain (loudly) that it's unfair and tyrannical, stomp out and show her anger to everyone else.

That's totally how totalitarian governments work. Freedom of expression is one of their tenets, after all.