A slow start, but it really picked up! 
 I started reading this about a month ago, got to 11% and couldn't really get into it. After picking it up again now in a different mood, I really enjoyed it! 
 We have a queendom where there are the flatlanders - normal people for the sort of middle ages and clansmen who are more free spirited. There are magicians among the 'normal' people, who are sworn to the queen because a thousand years ago a magician went mad and caused the Breaking. Wizards are now subject to some control by the clansmen who are responsible for making their amulets which function as lodestones. 
 But of course, everything is not as it seems. 
 I must say, I adored Raisa. On one hand she is a typical princess, expecting to get what she wants and not thinking too long or too hard on her actions. She is impulsive, kissing whomever she pleases and taking risks as needed. I loved that it wasn't all 'but what does it mean and what should I think?' 
 On the other hand, she is extremely concerned with what is happening in her queendom and beyond, and how best to care for her people. She is unabashedly who she is and that's that. 
 "I'm not going to kill you," Han blurted out, surprised. 
 "I don't want to be tortured. Or ravished." 
 Oh, Raisa, you make me laugh. 
 Han is equally likeable, with his strong family ties and witty quips. The side characters were well thought out and very entertaining. 
 Over all, a really good read. I will be checking out how the rest of the series goes.