" This is a hard book to rate, as my opinion of it varied so greatly as I read it. I got feeling with this book that it HAD to be wrapped up in a trilogy, and so things had to move faster than would be ideal. Consequently, this book is filled with one momentous moment after another, making me think of the character Umber and his manic energy. The culmination of this book is when Hap finally learns to use his powers. The 'battle' scene with the Executioner is absolutely fabulous... I don't think I've enjoyed a sequence that much in a long time. But surrounding that scene there are a lot of gaps. How Hap came to achieve his powers, why he is so 'powerful', etc. These felt like they either weren't answered or phoned in (hypnotism? really?). So in the end, I can't give the book 5 stars, although the sequence with the Executioner is worth at least 6. "
— Erik, 1/27/2014