4,5/5. This was very good, close to great, maybe even a bit great! I like the characters a lot, there are entertaining, they seem real and we get attach to the good one and hate the bad one a lot. The story is very original compare to most of the fantasy novels and even if it was a bit slow from time to time (this is mostly and intrigue and scheme plot, and thief, so not much action/fighting, it has some but it isn't the main element of the book for sure!), the beginning was very long for me, it has taken me close to 200 pages to feel invest in it, the story was captivating and we really want to see how it will goes. The ending let me down a bit, it was good, but it felt a bit easy, like everything fall down a bit to fast and pieces fit some tie to perfectly where they should have been a bit rougher. In the end this is a very solid novel and strong debut to a series that I sure will continue quite soon. And considering the fact that it was a debut novel (at least I think it is) for the author, it is even more impressive and promising for the future!