Sheepfarmer's Daughter

Really strong opening. I like Moon's prose. After the first 1/3, the story loses all of its steam. I understand its intended to convey the viewpoint of a military grunt who doesn't know much abut the overall battle. They can only see what's happening right in front of them. But this makes it a bit boring. The training parts at the beginning and the parts where Paks is running through the woods to warn the rest of the army are the best parts of the book. I'll likely return to this series at some point as there was certainly enough good here that I have hope the final two books will improve on the first since she is no longer in the army.