I thoroughly and utterly enjoyed this book and will get it as Hardcover. It‘s a low-stakes masterfully told tale of three young mages who go through Mage University becoming best friends and face life together as they develop their own distinct personalities and destinies. There are many books claiming kin to Harry Potter, to me this is the closest to HP I‘ve read (and I focused on University-set stories this year). It‘s not for people who need high stakes and world saving events in every book, it‘s simply a story of how their friendship and their talents evolve, but without all the annoying (real life oriented) teenage drama - no. I loved the book also because it shows that it IS possible to have a friendship without drama, intrigue and deception. The most amazing thing is, that Tamora manages to STILL make the book a page-turner, simply because you are drawn in the their story and their world and lives and on each page you want to know what happens next, you feel like you are right there with them and you don‘t want to leave. It is true writing mastery. I‘ve utterly fallen in love with Tamora‘s writing style and hope she keeps it up through all her books.