I endedup giving this a higher rating than usual as even though the characters are deeply flawed this is the start of their journey and I'm honestly glad that they are slowly starting to open their eyes to the truth of their world. I can honestly see the power corrupting the FMC, I hope she won't follow in her father's footsteps. I liked how the older style of language set us up for epic fantasy and the darker topics were addressed. As the first book it set us up to till the secrets and lies sown in the history books and lore told by those in control of this world.