Review also posted at Ja citam, a ti? 
 This was one of the books everyone read and loved last year. I meant to read it for a long time but somehow couldn't find time for it. So when The Perilous Sea was close to the publishing date I knew it was time. Honestly I didn't know what to expect from this one, but it's not what I hoped for. 
 Iolanthe was a really interesting character from the start. I really enjoyed her desire for knowledge and also for developing her powers. It was so easy to understand why she acted like a rebel and decided to act on her own even though it brought so much pain to her later on. Then we saw Titus, future prince of the Domain who knew that his task and future won't be only about that but that he is meant to do much more. It was so interesting to meet his characters as I really liked the layers he possessed. How he acted differently in given circumstances. He was a really good actor and he really owned the show. Then there is romance between them, which was slow building and really emotional. It was really nice to see how their emotions developed and I really enjoyed both of them. 
 But the problem for me here was the world-building. I do like the idea of this story, mage and nonmage people living in this world, but honestly I had no idea where to place the palace or some other places in this story. Another thing is that this was set in Victorian England and while we don't see much of England itself it wasn't done in Victorian manner if you ask me. Everything was somewhere in the air but nothing here felt concrete. 
 With the easiness I connected with the characters and really enjoyed their story, but The Burning Sky didn't develop this world for me to gasp it. So my hopes lay in The Perilous Sea.