I had the option of downloading all of this series last fall. I decided to go with just the first book to see if I liked it. I am so glad I did that. I do feel bad that it took me this long to read, but it was a struggle to get into. I'm not sure if the writing style was for me.

The best thing this book has going for it is the characters. There are a lot of grey characters and you just don't know who you can trust. Senlin, our main character, has an insane amount of character development in this book. To see where he starts and where he ends up is pretty amazing. I do agree, kindness and making friends, are always the way to go. We've got a good cast of side characters that he picks up along the way. I loved Edith and her spunk.

The concept of this world is very interesting. It did take a while to have it all click because it's not what I was expecting, at all. Once things start to fall in place, things did start to pick up for me. I think there are a lot of elements that were a bit overwhelming and had me struggling to keep up.

I can honestly say that I haven't read anything like this before. It was strange, cool, and original. I do think it doesn't quite hit the fantasy genre as much as I wanted. I'm unsure if I want to continue the series but the ending was really promising and I kind of want to know what happens next!