The first book of the series and I did find it interesting but not amazing. The characters were very unique, which is what kept me going; however, I did feel like the pacing of the novel was a little slow, which isn't a bad thing, but since I listened to it, I found my mind wandering, and when I zoned back in, I found I missed nothing. Perhaps reading it in print would've been different, but I just don't feel like it would've been.

I will say, I am interested in finishing the series. Once I complete it, if I do, I will write more of how I felt about it, but it is pretty good, but I can't see me recommending it to someone. If someone is already reading it, I'll let them know they'll enjoy it, just not love it.

The one thing I will say is that I feel like there is a mixture of styles here. It felt like a modern novel trying to be something JRRT or GRRM wrote. The voice as a whole felt off, but not terrible. It just felt like a YA novel trying to be something it wasn't.