Argh. What should I say, other than that I really disliked this book? I chose it because the cover drew my eye. Let that be a lesson to me, I guess. I did not enjoy the way that Karen Miller wrote this book, with the constant run-on sentences and whatnot, and I hated most of the characters, with the exceptions of Vortka and Zandakar (and even those two I disliked sometimes, just for their sheer inability to see the truth about things). Hekat has hit my list of most despised characters ever. It's been a long time since I've developed such an unrelenting dislike for a character, especially for one that I started the book sincerely wanting to like.

I will say that Karen Miller has some really great world-building skills, and I did admire her ability to keep to a style, no matter how much it drove me crazy. And I'll admit that I'm curious about what happens in the other books in the series (if only because I'd love to see someone take Hekat down), but I'm unsure I'll ever be able to bring myself to read the next book.

At least I'm finally finished!