I won’t reveal too much about the characters as too much chatter could reveal a plot spoiler! However, I will say that Blake created six very different, complex characters in this book! Each one came with an interesting back story and slowly we got to know them throughout the book. Pacing could have been slightly better considering it happened over a year but this didn’t both me too much. I was impressed by the concept of the book and it’s magic system, and relished finding a new fantasy book that had originality. The ending came as shock and when the villain of the book was revealed the plot of the series became more apparent. An excellent debut novel and I look forward to reading the next instalment.

P.s Now I’m not sure if any other Aussie reader thought this but the start felt like a Tournament of Minds/ OptiMinds competition