Dear father who I know likes to check out fantasy books that I like: this book has many a sex scene that you probably would not enjoy reading and romance plays a large role in the overall story. You're free to read it if you want but given that you generally do not like reading overly romancey novels, I thought I would mention. 
 Sincerely, your daughter 
 That aside, this was a well thought out fantasy world with engaging plot. I read it entirely in one sitting (hoorah for PTO days) and am eagerly awaiting my hold on book 2. I disliked how abrupt the ending was, but that is primarily because I dislike books within a series not having a conclusive ending with each book. It felt like the series was written as one giant book and we just called CUT when we reached page 400 something. 
 Would recommend, as long as you're fine with explicit sex scenes and romance throughout your fantasy novel. To make it clear, I thought that this inclusion felt natural and enjoyed it, but also understand that not everyone wants to have a line by line description of love making.