I loved this book Garth Nix never disappoints his next book is always better than the last one. I really loved the characters especially Susan and Merlin both were interesting in their own ways and not your typical main characters they were very different but a very good different. I liked the romance the little of it there was I was glad the story focused on plot and moved the romance to the end of the story. I really loved the plot it starts out with a girl Susan wanting to find her Father and finding so much more than that a interesting boy named Merlin and world with left handed booksellers that kill monsters all while finding out more about herself. So overall I loved this book I will continue to read books by this author in the future.