Maybe 3.5.. 
 I have very mixed feelings about this book. 
 I really enjoyed the story line and the world, the Lily's are awesome. The way Avry heals? Very awesome. Kerrick's forest magic? Unique and intriguing.There's a play for ruler of the 15 Realms - who doesn't love a conquering story? 
 Things I didn't like - I don't think it was very well written.. The writing didn't suit the time period at all. Avry says things like "huh" "Kill. Me. Now." "Gee" and many, many things that just didn't belong in this setting. A lot of the story line was also convenient.. Things just happened which made the story line easy but didn't make much sense. 
 All in all, not a bad book but I'm pretty sure I would have enjoyed it a lot more a couple years back.