The author gives us a wonderfully thought out world with characters and places, animals, lives and histories that you can get lost in so easily.
I sometimes find it hard to get into some fantasy novels because of the fact that a lot of authors use names that are hard to pronouce when you're reading it and it really takes me out of the story.
This book had just the right amount of new and amazing things coupled with things we know and already understand.
The names of places, people and animals were not at all hard to pronounce nor was there any trouble in remembering who a certain character was. They are introduced slowly and in such a way as to make an impression of each and every one of them so when they return later you know who they are and where they fit.
I was lost in this book for hours and it was wonderful. I'm definitely going to read the next one in the series and see where this story goes and how the characters develop even more.
It was wonderful to see this world through the eyes of the characters and watch not only the world but the characters change as you move through it.
Don't be intimidated by the number of pages, each one adds to the story and it all flows very nicely from chapter to chapter, before you know it you'll be done and wanting more.