DNF at 57% (275 pages)

I'm not really sure what happened here. I loved the first book and thought the start of this one was slow but picking up. Then I got to a little under the halfway point, and I started to lose interest. I think this was more me than the book, though, because there were things I liked about it. The concept of magic and conduits, the quirks and cultures of the various kingdoms, Meira and Ceridwen; those parts were intriguing. Granted, I didn't really like any other characters and had started to become somewhat bored with the story, but otherwise it wasn't bad at all. I think I personally have just lost interest in this trilogy.

Apologies if that was sort of confusing. I'm not going more in-depth because I feel it wouldn't be an entirely adequate review if I was only discussing a portion of the book. My basic point is that while there were aspects I liked, there wasn't enough to keep me invested in this story. But, oh well, life's too short for "meh" books. ;)

One last note, regarding my decision to mark this as DNF. Today was my fourth day reading this book, and even after having a day off and two nights free of homework in that period, I was less than 300 pages in. That train of thought was what convinced me to put this down.

** If you've read the first book, I do still recommend this one! My personal issues shouldn't keep you from it. :) **