I really liked this book, almost one star more but>>> 
 The only real issue I had was that it had a slow start for me to get interested enough and keep reading.. 
 It had a lot of action which was brilliantly described and sucked you in after biting through, but im a big fantasy & romance lover and it didnt quite do it for me in the Romance field.. 
 However, the story & action made up for that fact in the end and even though I was really looking forward to more character development from both leads and was kind of let down with an unsatisfying feeling when I had finished... 
 So, I gave in and actually started reading Book No. 2, Lirael.. 
 And Even though I foolishly thought It was about a completely different perona and side of the story, I was pleasantly surprised it finally gave me the ending to Sabriel I was longing for and more ;)