Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

What's fun about books like this are the concepts: a human with unknown magical powers is discovered by a planet-spanning AI? Pretty cool. That AI then discovers moral breaks in the system of higher education and fixes them for her? Also cool. A side thread about how VR can help train people for future battles? That's nice if a bit derivative. Hints of interplanetary politics that she'll likely play a big part of? That might make me buy a sequel. The missing piece, which turns mediocre, low-cost, high-concept books into great books, is the execution. The grammar is really terrible, the scenes don't flow well, logic is missing, painfully unintelligent characters thinking the actions of the hero are really smart, giant plot holes, missing motivations, under-developed principals. That's what this book has. The main protagonist's journey of self discovery was fun to follow at first. As the plot rolled along, and turns mostly to action, she became two dimensional. I lost interest in her because her path of discovery became the path of super powers. She became a pawn of the story, with not enough self-awareness to drive the plot. So, if you want some interesting concepts in a story that is mostly forgettable and highly skimmable, then read this book. If you really hate poor grammar, misshapen plot structure and lack of characterization, then avoid this book.