" I enjoyed this less than the first two books of this series - the lengthy journey that Ashalind takes just drags a bit (and put me in mind of Frodo and Sam endlessly clambering up Mount Doom in The Return of the King movie), and I found myself skimming, trying to get to where the plot picks up again. I quite liked the revelations about Thorn's character, and unlike many of the negative reviews here, I enjoyed the ending - I thought it was flagged fairly clearly along the way that this wasn't going to end happily ever after. "
— Celia, 2/17/2014