This was a great continuation of this world and this series. I really grew to love these two new characters and also the tie backs to the other main characters in this series. I love books that have a strong mystery and this book def caught my attention. I normally have issues with Johan type of powers but I loved how Cinda crafted him and really loved both main characters. I loved how this story and "Mutan" character storyline and really loved it. I def want to read the last book in this series super soon. This book was super easy to fly thought and I really enjoy it. ( )

This was a great continuation of this world and this series. I really grew to love these two new characters and also the tie backs to the other main characters in this series. I love books that have a strong mystery and this book def caught my attention. I normally have issues with Johan type of powers but I loved how Cinda crafted him and really loved both main characters. I loved how this story and "Mutan" character storyline and really loved it. I def want to read the last book in this series super soon. This book was super easy to fly thought and I really enjoy it. ( )

I'm a big fan of this series and was really looking forward to reading this installment. It was a bit different from the first three books, not in a bad way, but it seemed more urban and gritty, which totally worked for it. The characters were harder and their foes were different, but that kept this book interesting. The characters were likeable and the pacing was good. The ending also set the next book up perfectly.

All in all, I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to reading the next one in the series.

5/5 stars. ( )

Almost finished this series yay. ( )

I was turned off initially by the fact that this was the beginning of a new story, when I expected it to be book 4 of a 5-book story, but I think the story of the Thorn Hill survivors may actually be more interesting than that of the original trilogy. This book lacked all of the disorganized problems that made me dislike The Dragon Heir, and I don't even recall stumbling over wording the way I have in all three previous books in the series. Perhaps that has something to do with the author having written several more books between those and this one. The only real problem I had with it was that so many new ideas were introduced in this one that weren't even briefly hinted at in previous installments. I would have liked a little foreshadowing, especially to the existence of the Black Rose or the Anchorage, but I suppose she genuinely hadn't planned to write more than three books in the series when she started, so it's not necessarily her fault. ( )