Has everything a fantasy novel should have - a land that is completely made up, strange animals that don't exist, strong sorcerers, conflict, love affairs and magic - the only thing it didn't have was a lasting impression. I enjoyed it to an extent, it flowed from different character view to another smoothly enough but I didn't feel there was any real depth or character work, whether that was because there were so many different point of views or because Canavan doesn't really work on that aspect of writing I can't tell.
All in all it was an enjoyable average read, the type you'd read in between really gripping books so you know you would at least get some sleep.
7/10
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