This one gets a solid 3.5 stars because I love the big idea and overall plot and was genuinely surprised by some of the twists Sebastian pulled off, but I'm afraid that I found the details of the story to be somewhat boring. It's not even something specific in the writing or the characters that I can point to as the reason why I just could not get into the story as a whole, it's just that it couldn't keep my attention for long. Thinking about the main points and big moments makes me excited about the story, but getting into the nitty-gritty of how we get to those points is where the story lost me time and again.
Three sisters raised to be their mother's weapons against neighboring countries leave their home to marry the princes they've been betrothed to almost since they were born. They leave home with strict instructions to destabilize their new country and, above all, not fall in love with their new husbands and countries. Of course, the realities of life are nothing like the training they received and the girls find themselves in situations that nothing could have prepared them for.
It's a story full of twists, reveals, betrayals, and entirely unexpected events that I can get excited describing in broad strokes but did not enjoy reading the details of. This is a bit sad because Sebastian takes some risks that really impressed me and hooked me into caring for the characters, it's just too bad I can't agree with how she went about telling the story.

Happy thanks to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the twisty read!