The empress game

Some of my favorite tropes are switched identities and secret identities, and The Empress Game has both: a secret princess pretends to be another princess in order to win a fighting tournament. It sounded like a lot of fun, and it could be entertaining at times, but I found the writing bland, the worldbuilding generic, and the characterization thin. I just didn't care about the characters and the one relationship I was interested in reading about was underutilized.

Full Review: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/07/review-of-the-empress-game-by-rhonda-mason/