This was an original story with solid world building. I enjoyed the characters a lot. The pacing was uneven though, and the writing style seemed bland. A solid, average 3 stars. I am slightly interested in the rest of the story since it ended on a cliffhanger, but I'm not itching to finish it. Since I already own book 2 I'll read it, but if I didn't own it, I'm not sure it would even be on my TBR. #bookreview #ya #fantasy #bookswap #bookmail