This book pleasantly surprised me with how much I actually ended up liking it. I’m not the biggest fan of High Fantasy. A lot of the conceptual, complicated world is too much for me and I get lost in all the detail. But TSOWWL balanced the detail with the storyline brilliantly. The slow exposure to the elements of the world made them far easier to grasp and it had a lot of what I admire most in the fantasy genre.
TWISTS.
Oh, so deliciously twisty. Islington has a wonderful way of letting you feel just comfortable enough, just confident enough, to completely rip the rug out from under you and leave you going “WHAT?!”
The characters are intriguing, the plot is thickening, and the world is immersive. The only issue I have with it is the pacing. Sometimes it feels like it drags a bit and then BAM. Something hugely important happens out of the blue. Then we’re back to the monotonous…
But if you’re a fan of Fantasy, particularly coming of age tales, I highly recommend TSOWWL.
Author A. N. Horton 
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