The Wolf of Oren-Yaro

The Wolf of Oren-Yaro's main protagonist - Talyien - was not what I was expecting, especially due to the book's summary and series title (Chronicles of the Bitch Queen). I figured she would be this badass woman capable of fighting and at least slightly heartless or headstrong or a fist iron ruler. That's not what I got, albeit I did like that she was indeed capable of fighting, but not unrealistically so. 
Yes, Talyien can defeat people, but it depends on the number of people against her, her and her opponents' weapons, etc. 
As for personality-wise, I was expecting more. I saw little of her being a “bitch”. I also wished she was stronger in that department. Because she is not, she makes questionable decisions (although understandable but at times frustrating) and holds her tongue and sword (lol) for some people that should just drop dead (in my opinion of course hehe). 
What ended up “bothering” me was that the entire plot revolved around her husband's leave 5 years ago the night before their coronation and her almost inability to cope with it. First of all, Rayyel (the husband) was the biggest ass; second of all, in the end, we find out the reason why he made that decision and let me just tell you... it is dumb. Seriously, I could no even wrap my head around it.
All that being said, I did enjoy this book, albeit not as much as I wanted. Despite the length, the book was a quick read, entertaining, and introduces us to some interesting characters that will hopefully appear in the next installment and be further fleshed out. There's also a lot of food descriptions which I highly enjoyed. I plan on reading the second book.