I participated in a book blitz for Eramane a while back and I read some excerpts from the book and knew that it was something that I wanted to read. I love the world building that fantasy books can provide. I think it is like an imaginations wonderland in fantasy. I love to see what the author can come up with, and Frankie Ash did not disappoint. The village and the mysterious mountaintop were equally detailed for me. I got a real feeling of the setting in this book. At first we are just dropped into this world, and it can be a little jarring but eventually I got my bearing and from that point forward the story flowed really well for me.

Eramane is fascinating. She is seventeen and has had no suitors yet, which I found really strange since she was described as being very beautiful. But her parents were very protective of her. It was nice to get a chance to see her whole family in the story and to get to know her and her brother. I liked how close they all were. I certainly have some experience with a close family and very protective parents. Eramane is a feisty girl, and you know I like my main characters feisty. She has more than a little snap in her. I think she is going to be such a great character in this trilogy. When she arrived in the mountaintop castle, I really started to like her. In fact, that was the big turning point in the story for me. It was then that I really got interested in the tale.

We get to see things from both Eramane and her brothers perspectives. I personally liked Eramane's more because I connected with her better, but her parts were a little slower than her brothers. But that is probably just because there was lots of action going on in her brothers parts. The book started off a little slow for me, but it really picked up in pacing towards the end. Eramane has piqued my interest enough to want to read the next book in the trilogy.