4.5 stars.

Epic fantasy always intimidates me, so I just kept putting this one off. Okay, okay...it was worth the hype. Super descriptive and packed with action there is a lot of creativity in this novel. It's still not super up my alley, but I will admit that I did quite enjoy it. And yes...I will be reading the next in the trilogy. Are you happy? All of you high fantasy nerds have got me hooked.