I read Queen of the Orcs: King's Property on my Kindle because it looked promising.  It starts off well, but ultimately fails.

Dar is half kidnapped, half sold by her parents into the king's army, where she is branded and enslaved.  Most frighteningly, she is required to serve food to the orcs, the shock troops of the army.  The orcs' reputation for brutality terrifies Dar, but ultimately she discovers that the orcs have more to them than she thought.

The book starts off well.  It moves quickly.  Dar is a likeable, well-drawn character, initially.  The prose is clear, in a "bread and butter" style.  (If you want poetic metaphors, look elsewhere.)  Quite readable.  But early on, the themes start smashing you over the head, and they ain't fun.
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