Review: Loved it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2011
I enjoyed reading the book.  The best part was the fact that the protagonist was not a goody 2 shoes.  He felt more like a real person than many protagonist in other books, that have this marvelous over emphasized goodness and never do things like revenge and such.  Also it is evident that he is young as he foolishly repeats things that caused him to get "punished" as almost any teen would do.  He also wasn't immediately super powerful as a mage only resourceful and smart even though it is hinted that he would be.  The foursome felt like a distraction except if they will somehow become companions in the future; don't get me wrong I love them and their bickering.  I didn't have much trouble with the artifacts, since this is not an uncommon thing in fantasy books;  objects of power spread out to reduce chances of someone amassing power since they probably couldn't destroy them outright.  I loved the book and my only regret is that I can't read the sequel just yet. hopefully we don't have to wait so long.