Witchlanders was something I did not expect at all but it was not that bad at all. The witches in this novel are certainly quite different from those that I'm used to. Here, they foretell the future by throwing bones and magic is also known as "singing". 
 Despite the girl on the cover, Witchlanders has two male protagonists and their friendship is what drives this novel. The girl doesn't represent any romantic notions as well, so I don't know what she's doing there. The plot is a little slow-going, especially during the first one-third of the novel but things do start to pick up after that. 
 Twists and turns in the story keep things from stagnating but I do feel like Witchlanders is more of a character-driven story rather than an action-packed one. It certainly was interesting and at times, heart-wrenching, to read Ryder and Falpian's back stories. The descriptions of their worlds were very well-done too, so all in all, Witchlanders is a decent attempt at a YA novel. The ending certainly leaves an opening for a sequel so we'll see if the author decides to pursue that.