So I will admit it did take me a while to get into this book as there's is lots of world building and characters to get to know (though luckily there was a guide to the characters and kingdom's which I used a few times. Whilst the characters where likeable there where none I feel in love with and due to all the world building I felt that the story didn't really get going till the last 100 pages. There where a good few plot twist I didn't see coming and although I might not read it right away book 2 is definitely being added to my TBR