I'm pissed. 
 This was my favourite series when I was a teenager and I have not read it since, out of fear that it was not actually very good. I was just discovering that most of the things I liked were not so good as I got older and this was something I really didn't want ruined. I didn't want to tarnish the memory. I have yielded though, after 15 years or so I have finally given into the constant urge to reread this series. 
 This book was wonderful. It was better than I remember, deeper, and so much more complex. The world is beautiful and imaginative. It's one of the most adult things I have read, with themes so complex that I'm sure have gone over my head, children's book? Young Adult? No, this is a good story with a rich world that doesn't talk down to you in the slightest. I'm so pissed that it has taken me this long to finally re-enter this world. 
 If you haven't already, read this series. If like me you have been scared, trust that your younger self was not as stupid as you thought. This book I remember thinking was the weakest when I was younger and seeing how strong it is now has filled me with such excitement for the rest of the series.