This series has become one of my favorites. At first I did not expect it to, but it surprised me. The book was a fun and enjoyable read. Especially getting introduced to the new world. I had been wanting to go someplace new for a while, and this book let me. At first the world was hard to understand, with all the different countries, races, and magical elements. But as I got more into the book the world made more sense than the one we live in now. The magical elements were some of my favorite things about this series. I really like when the magic's something of a big part of the series and is not just a side thing mentioned here and there. One of the first things I noticed when I started to read the first book was how many opportunities for fan fiction there were. Yay fan fiction!!! There were so many things that were not labeled and left open for readers to imagine for themselves. There are also some key places that seem like fan fiction would just work great with them. The second book doesn't have as many opportunities, but still has most of the key elements I liked in the first. That made the second book really good. Normally the second book isn't as good as the first book. However this one comes as a close second. It even brings back my most favorite, favorite element of the series. I really want to tell you but it would spoil the book. There are so many things I want to tell you. But I can't!! Arg! Its so hard. Just go read the book and then I can share with you all of the excitement. Especially from the third book coming out soon. Yay!!