I am not going to rate this book because I did not finish it, but I had a major issue with this book. 
 It was less of what it is sold as, epic fantasy featuring a kickass assassin, but more of a young adult love story (a least it was until the point I stopped reading). 
 "She scrunched up her face and made wet kissing noises. "Our little contraceptive," Kylar said. Much as he loved Uly, Kylar was convinced that she was the only reason that after three wonderful weeks on the trail with the woman he loved, he was still a virgin. "Will you do that again?" Elene asked Uly, laughing and wisely heading off the what's-a-contraceptive question. Uly scrunched her face and made the kissing sounds again, and soon the three of them dissolved in laughter that devolved into a tickle fight. Afterwards, sides aching from laughing so hard, Kylar listened to the sounds of the girls breathing. Elene had a gift for falling asleep as soon as her head touched a pillow, and Uly wasn't far behind. Tonight, Kylar's wakefulness was no curse. He felt his very skin was glowing with love. Elene rolled over and nuzzled on his chest. He inhaled the fresh scent of her hair. He couldn't remember having felt so good, so accepted, in his entire life. She would drool on him, he knew, but it didn't matter. Drool was somehow cute when Elene did it." 
 Sadly, this was just one of many examples. Too many examples. 
 And it made me lose interest in this series. 
 A shame, because while the first book was not perfect, it did show promise.