The Girl Of Fire And Thorns

I really wanted to love this one - it was recommended by a dear friend whose recommendations are always perfect, and I love a good high fantasy, especially if it's got a female lead (of color, no less!) who kicks ass, and passes the Bechdel test about a million times over. This should have been a no-brainer.

But. Some aspects of it were very well done, and I was engrossed while reading it. But stepping back now that I'm done...I think I just read a book about a girl who saves the world with her magical belly ring awarded her by god, with a weird unnecessary subplot about how being kidnapped and force-marched through the desert is really convenient for weight loss since people love you more when you're skinny.

So...yeah. I should have loved this, and I can see how people would, but I just can't.