" my mother urged me to read this book since it was her favorite guy gavriel kay book. it took me a few years to force myself to read it. finally, i started reading it but didn't feel like reading it so i left it on a shelf collecting dust. after two months i picked it up again. well, when i finished reading, i was left kind of disappointed. it could have been an ok 'love vs. war' story but the plot was too stretched and sloppy. until the last few pages, almost nothing happened so i must say it was a little boring. but the most disappointing fact was that the plot reminded me of kay's other books. oh well mom, thanks for the recommendation but you are one big romantic... "
— ivoonaa, 1/31/2014