Review: A clash of magic and adventure.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2012
At the start, the occasional foreign word threw me, but as I eased into the story, I found the italicized words charming and I worked out what they meant. At the end of the novel, a glossary explains the unfamiliar words' meaning and I eagerly went over them to assure myself I'd guessed correctly.Wendy Laharnar's writing charges together the emotion of the main character and the magnificent mountainous scenery with the clash of magic.Arrogant because of his privileged background, yet resentful of his disfigurements, a mission draws the flawed youth to another time. I could experience everything with him--tastes, sounds, perfumes and disgusting smells. Chapter after chapter, enchantment combined with adventure ended with another enticement to read on.