Review: Great book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2012
I really enjoyed reading this book even though I went in to it expecting it to be a fantasy romance story. This story is VERY light on the romance, which turned out to be perfectly fine for me. I really liked the characters for the most part or was at least invested in their stories. I wish I knew more about Kessa's childhood and about her siblings as well as why Iasen hated her so much.Certain elements are somewhat repetitive, but it was never more than a minor annoyance...except for the reference to her eyes. Every time someone looked at her in the eyes, they flinched, and then they would talk about how hideous they were, like mottled puke eyes. Yikes. Still, I can't imagine eyes being to repulsive that I couldn't even look at them. Anyway, I read this story fairly quickly and excitedly bought the follow up book, The Herb Wife. I suggest you do the same.