4,5/5 
 There were some rather long parts. But I guess it was worth it. Marchetta build a complex fantasy world. That took some time. But mostly this is a book about people, some of them learning to know themselves through trial and others to face the past with others. 
 Froi left Lumatere to assassinate someone. But he finds what his heart has been searching for: answers about where is comes from. His characters sets and he becomes who he wants to be. 
 I enjoyed the side stories as well: Trevanion and Beatriss and Lucian and Phaedra. 
 I was reluctant at first to leave Lumatere and to begin again learning another country's history. (The long parts I was referring too) But hey, Marchetta builds such complex, real and likeable characters that it's worth it.