Fresh and intriguing and well done. Highly recommended. ( )

This is a well executed book that really expands on its predecessor. Lorna Freeman has a very nice style that really works with the plot of the books. The characters grow and act as you'd imagine some one with their traits would act. All of this make the Borderland novels very enjoyable reads. ( )

this one's okay, but it could have tried for more. a Borderlands novel, i've been interested in that form lately. there's a kingdom, and magic,and stuff. there's a semi-hapless hero called Rabbit, who wants to be a soldier but has been saddled with magedom, as the holder of immense power he can't control. and he's the king's cousin and sole heir. see? we already know the drill. presumably it's a series. i won't avoid it: it's innocuous, not bad. and it can get better, if it wants to. i wonder if it does want to, though. maybe it's only going for being restful. but a reader's life comes up short, when art's not long enough. maybe i'll dip into the series again five books down the line.but i'll have forgotten this one by tomorrow afternoon. ( )