A good start to a series. The brotherhood between the main characters felt realistic and the desert setting world-building with hints of Asian elements are great. However, the present tense this time didn't really work out for me. Most of the time I felt the switching around between present tense and past tense for flashback unnecessary. If you can appreciate the prose more than me, this book will definitely be a hit for any fantasy lovers.

I read this book fairly quick, the relationship between Kandri and Mektu is one that I think is common among siblings. I enjoyed this book very much, it had a lot of adventure and explanations.