Come for the non-whitewashed, non-sexualised woman on the cover; stay for good writing, a well-told story with interesting characters, and an excellent high concept (the protagonist is a kind of commercial lawyer/necromancer/mage, investigating the murder of a god).
Have to disagree with you that she doesn’t look sexy (as well as dangerous). 🙂
I liked this and the next one.
The way magic works is pretty neat.
Not sexualised, though, Brian Rush. Not posing for the male gaze.