Honestly it would have been if the last 5 episodes were just vanished. Like I know they had to wrap up the Northern Quin arc but it felt rush and to have 2 of the characters that make the show die in a way that seems forced , for what? Honestly it feels like it should have been longer but they rushed it. I mean they could have just had meteors fall from the sky and it would be better. Ending. The princess death was honestly meh it felt like a semi decent way to end her arc, but I mean she did pick up a strange man on the side of the road during literal war, that was never going to end well. Plus the brother plot felt tact on. If you are going to ask I have zero plans to read the book. Honestly don't feel like you should read the book to watch the show. Also it seems like it went through many hands to rework it.