pseudolibrary

I'm agreeing with all the other 2 star & lower reviews. Clunky writing & not much in the plot. It also comes off as racist with Mieka's uncle and the ear mutilation. Rawn also seems to be trying to ape Trudi Canavan with the homosocial implications between Cade & Mieka and Cade & Kearney. It might have been interesting and believable of the characters had been younger and if the idea was pursued and developed. I didn't find the vocab too perplexing, but Rawn should explore the logistics of how magic works in this world. The book ends up being a fantasy version of Gossip Girl; with fewer plot twists. Maybe she's saving the good stuff for the rest of the series.