This was great! There's a fun spin on the "chosen one" trope where the chosen one... kinda sucks since everyone spoils him and treats him like a god. So the badass mentor figure begrudgingly has to take over his training even though she's sick of everyone and doesn't want any part of it. I really enjoyed Taishi and Jian's perspectives - even when Jian is being a spoiled brat, he's endearing. I wish we had more of the two of them together, but the parts we got were fantastic. Salminde was an interesting perspective and Qisami was just plain evil - I hate her, but in a fun way. We also meet a bunch of other characters who added to the story. The humor is a bit goofy, but I enjoyed it. The fighting was also pretty cool. Just great all around!