This book has an interesting premise where the main heroine Nora is transported into an alternate world full of danger, illusion, magic and magical beings. Despite the good setting I found this book a little boring and dragging. Nora is not very interesting, weak character for the most part. The plot is moving very slow and a lot of time is spent describing Nora doing trivial household chores, cleaning the kitchen, making jam, sweeping the floor, etc. The relationship between Nora and the other main character, the magician Aruendiel, is underwhelming. For the most of the book they hardly talk to each other. Nora's days are spent in the kitchen while he spends his time in his tower or away, there is no development or progress in their relationship. Also this book is classified as romance novel, there is hardly any romance in it. The book is quite long but it only gets interesting and picks up pace after 350 pages. I did like the last third of the book thats why I gave it 3 stars. The ending leaves the door open for the sequel but I am not interested enough to read it if it comes out.