/lit/ - Literature

Good fucking Lord, this book is incredibly mediocre in both plotting and prose. It's so obvious how they half assed the world building to the point any time something made up is mentioned there's barely a description, and when descriptions are included, they're extremely retarded, like something a literal kid would think was cool or exotic
>metals are extremely rare even though every fucking priest ever mention has a ceremonial gong
>swords made of "folded and laminated paper thin leather" as strong as steel
>legendary and rare steel swords made by "the Ancestors"
>there are arrows, swords, knives and spears, but what they're made of is unknown
>Japanese vibes mixed with Aztec/Mayan crap
>Giant ant allies that are brilliant metal workers (capable of human speech)
>six legged cows
>no horses or donkeys
>birds have ears (like a dog's)
>DUDE, RONINS
It's frankly embarrassing. The MC, a 17yo girl, the ruler and last surviving heir of her family, visits her family's sacred garden and is almost estrangulated to death by an assassin hidden in the trees that's probably some Kali style thug. She's rescued by her loyal guardsman but it's forbidden for everyone except her bloodline and priests to step into the sacred grove. The guard must be executed. After she recovers, she bends the rules and postpones the execution, AND IMMEDIATELY SENDS FOR THE GARDENERS TO RETRIEVE THE ASSASSIN'S BODY FROM THE SACRED GROVE WHERE NOBODY MUST STEP ON. You just introduced an extreme taboo committed by a beloved servant, punishable by death, only to condemn other people to similar fates in the most offhand and retarded manner, but they'll be fine lol