5 Words: Fantasy, magic, evil, betrayal, love. 
 As I read this, I wasn't sure if I liked it. It's not that it's bad, it's just that I couldn't decide what I thought. I think this is one of those love/hate books and I could see both sides of the argument. So I was a little torn, but by the end I knew that I'd loved it. 
 Some bits of this book frustrated me. Really frustrated me. And some bits were a bit predictable. And some bits were a bit "I've read this before". 
 But I really enjoyed it. I read this book quickly, even around my working hours. It was an easy story to fall in to, to get lost in. For every little thing that annoyed my about Alina, there was something in the story to redeem her. For everything thing about Mal that made me sigh in frustration, there was something that reflected well on him. 
 I liked the ending, how this could easily be read as a standalone. Not that that will happen. I'll be reading on.