Ugh, I wish I had liked this more.

I really liked the characters, relationship dynamics and the writing, but that was about it.

The book is split into four parts, and I thought the first two parts were really solid but the third and fourth were... not boring but just not interesting. The most enjoyment I got from those parts were when the characters would just be sitting around talking, which is a testament to both how good the characters were and how weak the plot was. It was only in the last 40 or so pages that the plot picked up again.

Also, the world feels kind of underdeveloped, which I'm normally fine with in my fantasy series, but considering that this is only a duology I feel like I should have a better grasp on it by now.

I'm definitely going to be reading the sequel but, to be honest, if I didn't already have a copy my friend loaned me I'm not sure if I would continue or not.