The thing I loved most about this book is the main character. She is ruthless. Her goal at the beginning of the book is to get revenge on the boy who murdered her older sister, and she does that--WITHIN the first few chapters. Then she goes on to unapologetically kill and torture several many more of her enemies. Maybe it's just me living in an age of rising facism, but I feel like we could use more heroines who aren't perfectly good but who Get Shit Done.

The giant morphing mega-bots are plenty of fun, and the setting and the reveals about its history are interesting and well done. But the real strength here is the author's attention to human relationships.

Really looking forward to reading the sequel, "Heavenly Tyrant", when it becomes available.