This book is so amazing. I've been dying to read it but I waited for it to officially come out. I just don't like reading things on the computer. It was well worth the wait and worth every penny.
**SPOILERS** for anyone who hasn't finished yet.....
I was COMPLETELY taken in by Denth. It was great. I was right there with Vivenna going "WHAT?!" I was forming this whole different picture of him in my mind and then, wham! He turns out to be the bad guy! I love being surprised like that. I love getting so caught up in the story with the characters that I also don't pick up on stuff that they should have.
Also, the pacing! I liked how different it was. I mean, we got well over half way through the book before we got to really see and delve too deeply into the magic system, which is something that normally comes much closer to the beginning. But it worked here.
I loved Lightsong's comments and just his whole story. I loved the setting. And Nightblood? How cool is that? Brilliant. Actually, I could have just saved myself a lot of time here and said there wasn't anything about it I didn't like. I really just want to read it again. Five stars and two major thumbs up!!