I can't even begin to remember why I wanted to read this book but I suspect I read one of her short stories in an anthology and looked her up. I was out of books and this was sitting there looking at me. I decided I couldn't put it off any longer and opened it up. 
 I have to say it was a rather slow start but in the end I think it was well worth the effort. I read it pretty fast and liked the fantasy of it. Morgan and Miach really started to grow on me and I kept hoping for more fruition in their love story but I suspect as this is a 3 part series (as far as I know) that the love story will be left until later. 
 Morgan comes off a bit strong in the beginning but you learn quickly that she has a good heart and is just trying to keep going. Then we discover there is a mystery surrounding her past. 
 Miach is the archmage of the Kingdom and the quiet one but he has to be the more interesting of the brothers (not that we know much about any except Adhemar). He is kind and lonely while taking on the real burdens of the kingdom. It irks me a little that he doesn't come out and tell Morgan who and what he is considering her dislike of magic. 
 Adhemar, the king, is a pain. He's so pompous and annoying. I'm glad he really isn't a major focal point for the story. 
 I can't wait to read the other two volumes of this story but I hope they don't start as slow but keep pace with the part of this book I enjoyed.