Oh, this was so fun! It was great to get a glimpse of beloved characters, like Daine and Numair, Jon, Alanna, and Raoul.

Kel is certainly her own person. She is not a rehashing of Alanna. She's much more concerned with what is right and wrong and faces a different set of problems. I love that we have a heroine who is not magically gifted in any way. This feels like a hero I would longed to be if I had read this book at ten. I look forward to Kel's future journeys.