Whilst the beginning of the book had me slightly confused (lots of unexplained terms and world-building information thrown at you), the characters in this book and the plot twists won me over. I'm so emotionally attached to nearly all of the characters and that doesn't happen often - it all happened very quickly as well. I absolutely adore Safi and Iseult's relationship, they're so devoted to each other and (view spoiler)[willing to threaten princes and monks and anyone who threatens them (hide spoiler)]. I really did enjoy the 'magic system', if it could be called that, and I'm super curious about what the deal with Iseult and (view spoiler)[the Puppeteer (hide spoiler)] is. Also (view spoiler)[Aeduan and his father and that growing army? The prophecy Safi and Iseult seem to be fulfilling? I need to know more ASAP. (hide spoiler)] I'm so, so excited for the next book and I can't believe I have to wait until some time in 2017 for it.