"Anything to do with war and combat will be flat, with pretty colors."

. . . .what does that even mean? I don't understand.

Also that review more or less says, "anybody picking up a book by a female fantasy writer knows not to expect much. They just have interesting characters and good world-building. Oh, and they actually care about writing. Pfffft."

. . . .which is exactly what I mean when I say "don't expect much," obviously. Everyone I know reads books going "ugh, these great characters and worlds and writing are all well and good but when will we get to the long physical descriptions?" Definitely.