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 Gee, this was fun! 
 If ever the old adage about not judging books by their covers ought to be applied, it's for this one! Although it boasts one of the most horrid covers I have ever laid eyes on, Truthwitch was a thouroughly enjoyable read! 
 While I did not care overly much for Safi (and her love interest, come to that), I absolutely LOVED Iseult, and if she and Aeduan (her contender for 'favourite character') don't get their lovestory I shall be mightily disappointed. 
 This is a faced-paced, action filled fantasy with pleasantly badass female characters, an interesting world filled with politics, intrigue, myths and a very unique brand of magic. Also I really liked how the different classes of society and the various countries (Iseults people, the Empress etc) and their tense relationships were portraied. 
 It also contains a cast of well-drawn side characters (I am most curios to see what Prince Leopold is up too and how Monk Evraine fares). 
 I especially enjoyed that Truthwitch focuses on the friendship between Safi and Iseult instead of their respective romances (or rather romances-in-progress, perhaps). The inevitable insta-love is there but made bearable by the ensuing circumstances. Thankfully, however, there is no love triangle of which I have seen more than I ever cared to. 
 Also, unlike other YA fanatsy novels I've had the dubious pleasure to read recently, it actually has a solid plot which moves forward without being either too meandering or too shallow and which allows the characters room to develope. 
 I for one am eagerly awaiting the sequel which unfortunately won't be released until 2017.