Narrative Evaluation: First and foremost, let me say that the best part about this book is the humour! This book had me laughing out loud one minute and crying the next. Good thing I was in the house. Or else some well-meaning strangers would have called the authorities and they would surely lock me away in a padded room. Secondly, this book, even though it is part of a series has a well-structured story with a main dilemma and a satisfying ending which fits snuggly into the main story arc of the series. I find that a lot of books in serieses fail to achieve this thus I am appreciative to discover that in this one. I also noticed that the audiobook did not exactly match the paperback version. The audiobook is a whole lot longer than the paperback.Empirical Evaluation:Story telling quality = 4Character development = 5Story itself = 3.5Ending = 4World building = 4.5Cover art = 4.5Pace = N/ANarration = 4.5Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 This book is a direct follow on to Shadowmagic and is even better (in my opinion). The style is very much in the vein of David Eddings and Terry Brooks - lots of different peoples and places to be visited, which make The Land come alive on the page. Some things you can see coming a mile away but there are also a lot of moments that really blindside the reader.Thoroughly enjoyed this book and very much looking forward to the next installment.
A lovely continuation of the series, which introduced some interesting new ideas and characters.
—jandjhnt
Fantastic read, as good as the first book. Hope that there will be many more in the series.
—isaac
John Lenahan delivered another fun/entertaining story! Thanks PodioBooks!
—ardelean95andreea
Fantastic sequel to Shadowmagic. Can't wait to start on part 3!
—Nannetjie
Even better than the first one.
—naresh
