Review: Some interesting plot twists
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
I was drawn into this book by the cover. Who doesn't love an awesome female warrior? I wanted to learn everything about the Majat Guild, how they were selected, how they trained to attain their ranking, etc. but most all of the world building around this element of the story basically says everything is secret. That was disappointing and perhaps because this was a sequel to another series, it had already been explained. The action scenes with the Majat were exciting and well-done. However, one of the main plot points of the church being against all magic seemed incomplete. What was so terrible about magic? Had something terrible occurred because of magic and that's why there was laws forbidding it? This lack of background made it hard to understand the peril that Prince Kyth was actually in. I also was not invested in the secondary character's romances - too much unrequited love for one story especially when there was hardly any actions to support it. All in all, this was not a bad book. I did enjoy it, but I would definitely have liked to see more world building and character development in the story.