I tried, I really tried to read this dammit, but it was just to slow for me. So I ended up skimming through a lot of it. Also, I found it hard to go back and forth between both Blackthorn and Grim's sullen pov's to Prince Oran's, who was a weakling and a total push over(view spoiler)[At the end, he couldn't even stand up to Ciar at Dreamers Pool, when poor Flidais was stuck as a dog, Blackthorn and Grim had to take charge of everything, and he supposed to be a King!Yeah right (hide spoiler)] He got on my nerves. Now Grim on the other hand, my heart ached every time I read from his pov, he was such a lost soul, I had an overwhelming connection to him. I did like Blackthorn at the very beginning, but after that she just uninspired me, I couldn't stay interested. I know a lot of people loved this book, but sadly I did not.