1) I loved this book. 2) I love everything that Juliet Marillier writes, and 3) I hate that I have to wait for the next one. 
 I knew going into this book that Shadowfell was going to be the first in a trilogy? Series? so I knew it was going to leave me hanging. And given that I have read other works of hers, such as Daughter of the Forest, I kind of knew what was going to happen. (I'd also like to think that I'm a close reader so I pick up on clues throughout the story.) Nevertheless, I am unhappy that I have to wait for another one but will undoubtedly devour it as I did this one. 
 And, as with other Marillier novels, I love the way she writes. Not only is she a beautiful writer in language and imagery, but her characters are complex and not everything works out easily or ends well for them. She makes you love, hate, question and admire her characters and I think that's what makes her novels so amazing. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.