Oh god this book! It was so tedious. I can't even really hate it passionately because of its mediocrity. It was just so dull and boring. It didn't go anywhere. I kept just wanting it to end. Anytime something exciting would happen it would lead to nowhere. It was so pointless. The story itself was a recipe for greatness but the execution was done poorly. The potential was there. The magic, fairytale setting, Polish cultural references, the formidable dark enemy that is simply called The Wood. All of this could have made for a wonderful fantasy novel but instead it was dragged out into a boring tedious tomb that I could not wait to be done with. It was so dull I can barely remember most of it nor do I care to. At least I had the pleasure of listening to the audio version. I'll give credit where it's due. The narrator was amazing!!!