Review: Could not put it down!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
This was a great rollicking, action-packed fantasy adventure.  The characters were reasonably well-drawn, the book generally well written and the plot was great.  The reader could understand why Finn was so withdrawn - he had such an awful life.  Ella was a great heroine - physically fit and a great fighter, but a bit of a softie on the inside.The 'no time to sleep or cook' and 'no food in the home' scenario is not original but did fit well into this fast-paced plot. And they certainly did not have much time to rest with Gates opening all the time.  The plot was well developed, with the introduction of new information being deftly timed, and the romance was nicely handled.Had there not been numerous editing errors (which weren't too annoying), I would have given this book 5 stars - but I don't believe an imperfect book deserves a perfect score.  However I would recommend this book to lovers of fantasy and will be buying the next in the series.