I honestly don't know why this book has such good reviews. The last time I suffered this much while reading a book is when I was forcing myself to read Twilight. This book, it's plot and it's characters were ALL A CONFUSING MESS! 
 The one word that comes to my mind when describing this book: WHINING! Meira constantly whining over: 
 - her feelings towards her predicament 
 - her feelings towards Mather 
 - her feelings towards Theron 
 - her feelings towards seeing both of them shirtless 
 - her feelings when she doesn't think she matters 
 - her feelings when she DOES think she matters 
 OH MY GOD ENOUGH WHINING ENOUGH! 
 I swear it took all my efforts to not mark this book as DNF! 
 I couldn't relate to Meira at all ! I LOVE female protagonists and my top favorite ones are darling Cleiona from Falling Kingdoms and the ever-famous Celaena Sardothien from Throne of Glass. They are the definition of strength, majestic, queenliness and authority that make them such beautifully written personalities that you can't help but relate to. 
 MEIRA WAS SO BLAND IT WASN'T EVEN FUNNY! 
 And the rest of the characters? I honestly think their dialogue could have fit into one page. 
 I don't think i'll be pursuing the other books in this trilogy, not unless the author clearly analyzes the gaps in the characters personalities and tries to have better written ones. 
 Oh and the story? SOOOO much potential but unfortunately the author chose to focus on Meira's whining instead of explaining the history of conduits and the first conduits and the history of magic and the kingdoms.