Well that was disappointing. I only made it 24 pages before I had to stop.
I thought this book was going to be a guaranteed great read. It gets amazing reviews and it's constantly recommended on /r/Fantasy. Objectively it was exactly what I wanted: court intrigue, standalone, ruling a kingdom, bit of a murder mystery… It sounded AMAZING!
What no one seemed to mention was the writing. I saw this on page one and was immediately concerned:
“Get thy clothes on.”
Thy, thyself, thou, canst, the royal we.
I just couldn't do it. I couldn't stand the dialogue at all. It was way too jarring.
I would have liked to have given the book more of a chance, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Just not for me.