Great story and great characters. The cover is a little different, but I am glad I picked this up. Wonderful chemistry and high fantasy. It's a great adventure.

I tried reading this book but sadly I didn't make it very far while reading this book. I think that the different point of views made it a bit difficult to understand . I usually love this author's books and I hoped that this one would work out for me.

An interesting novel with a well-developed backstory and plot; my only complaint would be that the characters could have been more "alive"; I felt that the dialogue was oftentime stilted and uninteresting.

I started this book with a good feeling – you know, dragons are amazing creatures and a story about a girl who defeats a dragon sounded pretty good. The protagonist, Sorrowlynn, a closeted fourth princess, is now in line to be sacrificed to the dragon, Andromeda-style. She has two choices – marry the heir of their neighboring warrior-filled kingdom as a part of a binding contract that keeps the dragon imprisoned, or allow herself to become the dragon’s dinner. The main part of the contract is the offering, and she can be spared if the heir doesn’t want her, but our girl defies everything and choses to be dinner instead.

She hopes to have a quick death rather than live in an arranged marriage – I can get behind that, sure. But imagine my disgust when her main objection is that she is to be married to the ‘barbaric’ horse-lords who rule that kingdom. If you are getting Dany-Dothraki vibes, you aren’t wrong – there is even a side character called Melisande in the second half. Anyway, what my problem with this scenario was that her kingdom and family was white af – her sister were blonde haired, blue-eyed beauties, while she, the brown-haried, green-eyed one is ‘less beautiful’. The other kingdom, of the horse-lords, they are people of color – black haired, and brown-skinned or tan. And within the first 30 pages itself, she refers to them as barbaric, or brutes, or savage so many times that if you were playing a drinking game, you would be drunk.

Here are examples: Chapter 1

I shudder at the thought of associating with these barbarians.

Chapter 2:

They stand out like peasants among the flamboyantly dressed Faodarian nobles. The women, dressed in brown leather vests, with hunting knives belted above their bright skirts, look as barbaric as the men.

Chapter 3 (trying not to puke):

For a barbarian, he is well spoken.

Chapter 19 (after she is well acquainted with the prince to realize that their kingdom is not filled with brutes):

When I am dressed, she holds a wide, worn leather belt out to me. I wrinkle my nose at it and do not take it from her. Aside from shoes, leather clothing is for peasants, barbarians, and warriors.

Like, she doesn’t even give them a chance before deciding to believe all that she has heard about them. And it is rich of her to call them barbaric, when her own father hits her regularly. She is all Victorian-era high noble – everything is scandalous, even associating with the royalty of the other kingdom. *eyeroll* And then when I got past all this blatant racism, there was a mediocre plot, to say the least. The princess, now having won the dragon’s treasure, has to get out with the prince and they have to now protect themselves from other dragons coming for their blood.

From a world-building standpoint, I liked the mythology of the different elemental dragons and their ‘treasures’ being metaphorical than physical. Also, that doomed prophecy sure adds a nice touch of drama. But stuck in a mediocre star-crossed-ish romance with racist undertones is not my idea of a good book. Also, you can imagine dragons but you can’t imagine even one kingdom without patriarchal values? Fedora-whatever had a Queen and a lord consort, but the lord was more powerful. The horse-lord kingdom has female warriors and acknowledges that women are more fierce warriors but still has men in the places of importance. It’s like this book didn’t even try to execute a good concept well!

I thoroughly enjoyed the Dragon's Price. Sorrow's character development was well done and I found myself easily rooting for her. The plot held my interest throughout and the romance was well paced and sweet. Golmarr was a great love interest, in my opinion, because he didn't try to save Sorrow instead he was there for her and they made a great team.

Overall, I would recommend The Dragon's Price!

Call me simple but I love the young adult fantasy genre. Give me a well planned plot with tremendous world building, don’t make it more than 400 pages long because I have a short attention span, and I’m in heaven. The reason why I sometimes choose young adult fantasy over adult fantasy is that the subject matter is a little more on the lighter side, the story gets to the point faster, doesn’t roam (think Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series 😉 ), and rarely am I left confused by endings.

The Dragon’s Price was exactly everything I love young adult fantasy. I quickly raced through this tale of adventure, love, and family. And despite having a somewhat cliffy ending, I was completely satisfied when I was done reading. I’m actually kind of confused why this book doesn’t have a higher Goodreads rating. I think this book would be a solid recommendation for any teen reader and young adult library book shelf. Here’s why…

Princess Sorrowlynn of Faodara is the fourth and last daughter of Queen Felicitia. It is her turn to be offered to the Antharian King’s family as a wife for their heir. If both sides accept, Sorrow will go to live with the “barbarians” who battle their neighbors on a regular basis and their women ride horses astride. Since Sorrow has spent her entire life in her castle room, never allowed to leave for fear of upsetting the Queen, Sorrow fears these different people.

So when it comes time to choose, fire breathing dragon or a strange new life, Princess Sorrowlynn does not have an easy decision to make.

From the very first page, Sorrow’s story is intense. We learn within the first two pages that her family life sucks eggs and it has since the day she was born. And honestly, it’s all some dumb wizard’s fault. I blame the wizard…

But back to the story. There is a dragon and his secret treasure, a witch I don’t trust, and OH, a hot love interest! I had no idea, looking at the book cover, that this story had as much of a love story in it that it had. I adored the sappiness, the genuineness, and in this day and age, how unexpectedly happy it was. I was kind of glad the love story wasn’t angsty because I was concentrating on the adventure part of the story and I didn’t want to get distracted between the two.

That leads me to the world building. The geek in me loved the new take on dragons. I’m eager to read the next book and hopefully meet more dragons. And I hope we meet the “gypsy” warriors again in the next book. As for the kingdoms we’ve met already, they are standard fantasy fiefdoms so nothing new there. But there are a ton of unanswered questions about some of the more “supernatural” characters and what their motives are. (mwah wah whah whah)

I couldn't get through this book and I decided not to review this on my blog.

Actual Rating: 3.5 stars

I received an eARC of this book via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.

I had really, REALLY high hopes for The Dragon’s Price by Bethany Wiggins. Honestly the name says it all….dragons. Dragons are my favorite in high fantasy. There are so many ways an author can take dragons. Dragons can be mean, like to snack on cattle and humans, or they can be wise creatures who protect humans. Neither is the case in this book. Basically, two kingdoms who hate each other and have very strong prejudices towards one another come together when the princess of one kingdom reaches a marriageable age and “sacrifices” her to the prince of the other kingdom in marriage OR the princess can choose the dragon. Sorrowlyn chose the dragon.

Okay I get it. But WHY does she choose the dragon? Sorrowlyn is the youngest daughter of the kingdom and it was predicted at her birth she would die by her own hand. Basically this girl thinks she is invincible since she isn’t going to kill herself. She is labeled as headstrong and fierce, yet what I see of her is a princess who can’t make it one day without crying over her lot in life. Granted she has every reason to cry in the beginning (seriously, the first four chapters are basically her crying). Her father beats her, her mother will not see her, and everyone whispers about her. NOW she is being forced to offer herself in marriage to one of the princes of the barbaric kingdom. Notice I said offer NOT actually marry.

Then there’s Golmarr. He is the youngest prince from the supposedly barbaric kingdom. He is not the man she must offer herself to marry. But he is kind and happens to fall head over heels for Suicide Sorrow (yes that’s her nickname and YES it is horrible!). Golmarr tries talking sense into Sorrowlyn before the ceremony, telling her to go through with the ritual and she could go back to living her life. But the stupid girl doesn’t listen and sacrifices herself, then stupid boy jumps in after her. Really he did (and no I’m not spoiling anything this all happens at the beginning of the book AND is in the blurb).

The story then follows Sorrowlyn and Golmarr as they traverse underground to find the dragon holding their kingdoms hostage. Or are the kingdoms holding the dragon hostage? The saving grace of this story is the author’s world-building. I actually really enjoyed the world built around Sorrowlyn and Golmarr. Sorrow learns about the prejudices of her kingdom, the injustices done to Golmarr’s people, and the truth behind the dragons that rule the realms.

Overall the story was ok. I liked Sorrowlyn and Golmarr but had a hard time buying into their romance. The world-building carried the book for me and I’m curious to see what will happen with the dragons in the coming books. And that cliffhanger….it was awful! Be forewarned. If you enjoy light, YA fantasy, I highly recommend this book. If you are looking for the dragons, I’d say pass.

This book was so beyond ridiculous, you guys, I can barely articulate it. When The Dragon’s Price was first announced, it was with phrases like “death by dragon instead of a marriage” and “absorbs its power” which I guess is true, but hardly at all what the book is about. The first blurb promised so much badassery but failed to deliver in almost every aspect.

This book did have two things going for it, and I’ll talk about them now so we can get to the good stuff. First, it was creative. I liked the idea behind the transference of power from dragon to slayer. Traditional dragons keep hoards of treasure – typically jewels and gold and things like that. So when someone slays the dragon, they inherit the treasure. In Bethany Wiggins fantasy world though, the treasure isn’t something tangible. Instead, the slayer inherits a power. There are a handful of dragons in this land – the fire dragon Sorrow is sent to, the Glass Dragon with icy breath, and the Stone Dragon whose breath remains to be seen. They each have an unorthodox “treasure” and I thought this magic system was pretty neat and unlike anything I personally have read before.

The other thing I liked about this was that for the first half or so, the story wasn’t predictable. I mean, I’m so used to the promise of dragons never being fulfilled, so imagine my surprise when the Fire Dragon was an actual dragon and not like, some wrinkly old man. Also, the plot took absolutely no time in kicking off, so before I knew it, Sorrow was already being lowered into the dragon’s caves. There was a LOT left to the book so I had no idea where the story was going. (This of course all falls apart in the later chapters where you can see what’s coming from miles away, but still, this had a very engrossing first 40%.)

Other than those two things, though? Nothing. Nada. I had no feelings towards the characters whatsoever. I quickly grew tired of Sorrow TELLING us over and over that “emotions were taking over [her] body.” WHAT emotions?? DESCRIBE HOW YOU’RE FEELING. Sorrow was completely devoid of any personality beyond ~virginal. The author tried to give us a sob story about abuse and neglect but none of it tugged at anything even like a heartstring. What’s worse is, through plot and world-building convenience, we’re once again subject to a completely useless heroine having to do absolutely NO work to become a badass fighter. She bests people who have spent their lives as warriors, without ever having to practice. Things like that make me so angry, it completely obliterates any other type of character development there could have been.

The dialogue was absolutely terrible. TERRIBLE. It was so cheesy and so unbelievable, I laughed out loud plenty of times when the book definitely wasn’t trying to be funny. First of all, the dragons apparently speak directly into your brain. It was never clear if only Sorrow could hear the dragons or if everyone else could, too, and I really wish that had been explained. Also, all the “I will eat you and you will get stuck in my teeth and I will like it” (ACTUAL QUOTE) crap was so over the top. The same character would talk in conversational English like we would, and then in the next paragraph dissolve into “I pledge to thee my kinship.”

Oh and speaking of actual quotes, try this one for size: “We are always looking for ways to hone our battle skills,” Jayah bellows. “Slaughtering every single one of you would hone not only our battle skills but also our reputation for being brutal, bloodthirsty barbarians. Who else wants to fight us? Who else wants to die to hone the Antharian reputation.”

Give me a fucking break.

Now, onto the problematic content that I simply could not ignore.

First of all, the Antharian “barbarians” are very clearly a mix between some unspecific idea of what Native Americans are like, and the Dothraki from A Song of Ice and Fire. They were literally horse lords. They had straight black hair, and the length of their hair and the cutting of their hair was almost sacred. Also, their skin color was described as TOASTED FUCKING BREAD. Offensive and terrible writing all in one.

Furthermore, I am so fucking tired of the virgin/barbarian dynamic. It’s not new, it’s not unique, and no matter how hard you try, your take on it will not be subversive, so just don’t. This weird purity thing coupled with the thinly disguised, racist take on ~Native culture made me pretty uncomfortable. Even more, Sorrow was constantly pushed beyond her comfort when it came to her modesty, which ALSO made me uncomfortable. Her boundaries were stomped over and ridiculed and whether you agree with them or not, women and their bodies must be respected.

Finally, I’m just disappointed in this plot and this world. I was expecting a kick ass high fantasy with fucking dragons and fire and slaying and magic and wizards and shit but all I got was a romance – and a lackluster one at that. The stakes were never higher than Sorrow’s and Golmarr’s feelings and their desire to be together. Everything wove around the two of them, and I don’t know about you guys, but I graduated from this class of YA a long time ago. I’m not into the special snowflake characters whose romance is somehow the priority of the entire world. And this is all such a shame because in a better writer’s hands, it may have actually worked.

All in all, I’m let down. I’ve been anticipating The Dragon’s Price for a long time now and I was so, so excited to get an early copy from the publisher. But sadly, I can’t really recommend anything other than for you guys to pass on it. I for sure won’t be reading the next book in the series – the creativity in the magic system is simply not enough incentive.

Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
Thanks to NetGalley and Crown Books for the opportunity to read and review The Dragon's Price by Bethany Wiggins! Sorrowlynn, Sorrow for short, is destined to die by her own hand and is awaiting the choice of a forced marriage or becoming a sacrifice for the fire dragon. Sorrowlynn meets the royalty of Andhar and is angered that she has to marry an heir from their kingdom. The young Prince Golmarr follows Sorrow when she's lowered into the dragon's cave to become the sacrifice because he wants to help her survive. Sorrow has been raised by an abusive father, her king, who whipped her violently and now she has white, puffy scars all over her legs. One of the reasons she was whipped was when Sorrow called the queen "mother", even though the queen is Sorrow's mother. She has felt completely alone and unloved her entire life except for the woman who helped take care of her. Golmarr and Sorrow live through and save each other from life threatening adventures while their relationship grows. Fantasy is my all-time favorite genre and The Dragon's Price hit the spot! The first book in the Transference series had me diving into a world with dragons and princesses, loyalty and danger, love and kingdoms. I anxiously await the sequel! 5 stars! I appreciate the acknowledgements at the end of the book because Bethany Wiggins' struggles with being backed by a publisher will give encouragement to aspiring authors everywhere.

This has got to be one of my favorite books that I have read. I love anything almost that has a dragon in it. This book was no exception. There was a princess, a prince, sword fighting, a trek through a mountain, a dragon treasure, magic, gypsies, and morsels that remind me a little of the Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings. I cannot say how much I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!! It was one of those things that when I was done with the book I was so sad. First of all because now I have to wait a year for the second book to come out. Second I have finished such a wonderful book I feel like I don't know what to read now. This book was magic. LOVED THIS!!!

Princess Sorrowlyn has to make a choice- to marry the old Barbarian King her family has made a deal with or to be given to the fire breathing dragon to be eaten. It would seem like an easy choice for most people, to pick life over death, but Sorrowlynn is not most people. And she does the extraordinary. Little does she know, but her actions have caused Lord Golmarr of the barbarian tribe to be inspired, causing the two of them to begin an epic adventure where survival is in question, and Fate may come true.

I have liked the other books I have read by this author so I was excited to get my hands on this one, even though it was so unlike the dystopian stories I have read from her in the past. I may have been swayed by the pretty cover and the mention of dragons, to be perfectly honest. I was not at all let down by this book though, enjoying every moment and twist the author presented me with.

The dragons were very cool and interestingly developed. Each dragon (and there seem to be at least a couple floating around) has a treasure, one thing they cherish more than anything else…but it may not be a tangible treasure like most people assume. And those who slay the beast (if it's even possible, get the treasure (whether they want it or not). The fire and the ice dragon were both described so well it was as if I could see them, which I enjoyed. And their personalities were terrible, but I mean that in a good way.

The story was most definitely an adventure, filled with magic and danger… but what I found the most surprising part of the book was how romantic the story was. I was completely caught off guard by the warm fuzzies the story inspired in me, even at the unexpected of times. I am a huge fan or romance in my stories, and yes, I can live without (if I have to), but I prefer a book with even just a hint of lurv, and man did I get that here. Maybe I was not supposed to get so wrapped up in the romance, but I did. I ate up every stolen moment between Golmarr (who I love!) and Sorrowlynn (who I grew to understand and respect). Which made the ending that much more heartbreaking for me (and I am sure the characters, but who is more important here?).

I know this book quite literally just came out, but I really NEED book 2 because I feel like my heart was ripped out. Sure, there was a smidge of hope thrown out at the reader, but really it was awful and I need to know what will happen next.

I received this title from the publisher in return for my honest review.
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Woaaaaaaah, this was amazing. I'm completely blown away by the author's writing and the adventure in this book!

DRAGONS.

There is no other word that can make me run to a book like that one.

So I was more than a little disappointed to find out that dragons are not major players in this book. Also, they’re totally evil killing machines who never explain themselves. Why do the dragons have to be so awful? DRAGONS ARE AWESOME! Dragons have secret depths of knowledge we humans cannot even begin to understand. They are wise. And yes, sometimes they’re cunning and cruel, but always in the best possible way (think Smaug). The dragons in The Dragon Price are not cunning and cruel in the best possible way – they are blunt and to the point and kind of not that intelligent when you think about it, which makes them way easier to kill than they should be, considering they supposedly have survived this long without letting a human make a fool of them. I wanted a super-intelligent snarky-like-Sherlock kind of dragon and got a blunt-come-out-from-where-you’re-hiding-so-I-can-eat-you-because-that-is-all-I-care-about kind of dragon. #notcool

Despite this oversight, there were some things that I did enjoy about this book:

• Golmarr is a sweet little badass who is clearly too good for Sorrowlynn but likes her anyways (which I didn’t really understand, but still thought was cool of him). I wished the whole story had been written from Golmarr’s point of view because I think that would have made it way more exciting than it way. He also treats her with tons of respect and acts like he truly sees her as an equal, which again, was probably more than she deserved, but was very cool and progressive of him.
• There are dragons. I know, I know, I was just complaining about the dragons, but I’m still glad that there were dragons at all. Not enough fantasy gives dragons a part to play, which is just a crying shame.
• The whole transference principal is interesting, and I could definitely see how this book was setting up a whole series of books on the subject.
• The ending was intriguing, and made me want to read the next book just to find out what happens next.

Unfortunately, Sorrowlynn’s personality was a dud, and way too much of this book is just her and Golmarr traipsing through caves and climbing through mountains and basically not doing much of anything. It needed way more action to keep it moving along. I was frankly bored in several places and very sorely tempted to skip ahead (it’s a miracle I didn’t).

Now, this may have just been a case of preference. I don’t think the writing style is bad, and I think there will be many who enjoy this book. But for me, it just wasn’t great. I felt like this was a “meh” read for me, when I was really expecting an amazing incredible fabulous read.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

I DNF'd this book at 15%, and I really wanted to love this book. It was an immediate impulse request because it has been billed as similar to Julie Kagawa's Talon series, but is is nothing like Talon. This book lacked the depth of world building and characterization that similar books have. The Antharian people sound like Dothraki from Game of Thrones, but they do not actually come across as the powerful horse culture they are built up to be. Otherwise, I have no sense of time or place in this story.

I was expecting Sorrowlynn to be a kick-ass heroine that would bring to the table strength, action, lots of battles, and generall badassery. None of that happened. This is romance novel with a very unappealing "damsel in distress" vibe. I saw this coming, and its a tired trope. I also didn't like that the crown, while passed between mother and daughter, does not belong to the women--it's given to a man. I failed to see the reason for this.

This book was also billed as one that would explore dragons, but the dragon in this story only appears about three times, which ended up being anticlimactic. I did find it interesting and unique that the dragon's "hoard" was not treasure, but could be anything or anyone. I wish that was fleshed out more and made more central to the story.

Overall, this book contains little worldbuilding, characterization, or plotting. There was no palpable climax, and the romance was insta-love, and predictable. It was a romance novel with little action.

Again, I am sure fans that want a quick and easy romance novel will love this, it just was not for me. I wanted so much more. I'm sorry.

3.5 stars. I actually really liked the story and the characters in this book. I loved that it was positive and the hero is a hero and the heroine is worthy of the title. The romance is very nice and there is none of that angsty teen relationship stuff that gets way overdone. I got this book from Net galley as an ARC. I am assuming a little more editing will take place. The first person narrative is not my favorite. The writing doesn't quite do justice to the storyline. Despite the weakness in writing and some of the dialog, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to some of the teen girls in my library. There is some kissing and touching but it is tasteful. I would be ok with my 14- year-old reading this. The kids are planning to be married. When love and betrothal are in the mix, it's pretty normal to want to be close.
Hopefully the author will continue to improve. I will be interested to finish the story.

This book was amazing! It certainly turns the idea of what treasure a dragon is really hoarding on its rear. I certainly didn't see that coming! Sorrowlynn is a great heroine as well. Even though she was sheltered and not allowed to do much growing up, when it counts she is not afraid to step up and do what needs to be done. Golmarr is great too, although he can be a bit too much of the hero. There were some parts that were predictable, especially the ending, but the book on the whole was mesmerizing.

I am a rather avid fan of dragons and a rather non-avid fan of this book. Which is obviously a dying shame because #dragons. And while there were plenty of cool dragon scenes there were (a) not enough of them, and (b) it had so many other cliches, stereotypes, and seriously problematic elements that I was very disturbed.

First of all...Sorrowlyn is very cliche and is said to be "headstrong and fiery and rebellious!" but really she spends the first 4 chapters crying. She had next to no personality and her #1 asset is her virginity. Can we just...not.

It also seems quite racist? Sorrowlyn is white and must marry one of the "barbaric/savage" dark skinned princes of the horse clans. This ALSO smells suspiciously like Daenerys from A Game of Thrones. But the fact that it was CONSTANTLY underlined how barbaric the dark-skinned people were was kind of stunning to me that the book was allowed to do this.

Other frustrating elements: The princess needs rescuing. The princess has "beautiful" blonde nasty sisters. The princess is brown-haired = ergo ugly. The princess is SPECIAL. The princess magically becomes a great warrior. The princess captures the hearts and loyalty of all she graces her presence with for no real reason. The princess is seriously racist. There are so many cliches here! I look for something a little more standout when I read fantasy.

Not to mention the plot involves rather a lot of walking, which is rather dry to read.

ALL IN ALL: It wasn't a good book for me, a very dedicated fantasy reader, as it didn't do anything out of the norm and relied on stereotypes and cliches to tell a very bland story. The plot was too simple and the characters had no real complexities. But it should appeal to fans of romance and kissing and quiet naps after dragon fights.

3.5 stars. I loved the story / magic system with the dragons. I kinda liked the love story even though it was instalove. But I have some concerns.

First and foremost- some of the descriptions bothered me a little, and I'm interested to hear what other reviewers make of this because I'm still learning. Basically there are two main kingdoms- the one that our heroine (Sorrowlyn) is from (predominately pale skinned). At first, she's stuck in their ways and beliefs - thinking the other kingdom is just barbarians (they are described as bronze skinned.) However, as the story progresses, Sorrowlyn comes to realize that she was taught wrong about the other kingdom- that all her beliefs and preconceived notions are wrong... and that her family and home kingdom are the ones that are horribly corrupt. She ends up ashamed that she ever thought ill of the other kingdom and (view spoiler)

Anyway, I wanted to put that out there. If you're considering reading this, just be aware of that. Even though it ends in a positive note, I have a feeling some of the descriptions especially early on are a bit disturbing. Also in one part, skin is described as 'the color of caramel silk'. I'm not sure if that is a food or fabric reference. Either way, I think its pretty close to the line. I read this book a few weeks ago when I was really sick so there's a chance I missed something else.

So, just be aware. If you've read this, please feel free to put your opinion of how all this is handled in the comments below- I'm eager to see how everyone else feels.

Back to the story itself - I did like Sorrowlyn. She's taller, lankier, and 'uglier' than her sisters. She never really fit in. She wasn't exactly 'strong' even when she chose the dragon over being married off, but her character did end up growing in the end. I think the description of the book is a bit misleading because she doesn't exactly choose the dragon/death over Golmarr (the love interest)- she chooses it thinking she will be married off to his older brother (the crown prince) who is already married and that she'd be a side wife.

*SPOILERS BELOW*

Once she is cast down into the dragon's lair, Golmarr goes after her. I actually really liked the cave scenes. They must find the dragon/kill it to get out - though that will be nearly impossible. They go through quite a bit of struggles and pain together and I liked how Golmarr ruffled Sorrowlyn quite a bit. I also really loved how the dragon's magic was portrayed and how it was passed onto Sorrowlyn.

Anyway, the last half of the book was a little rougher to read imo. It wasn't exactly boring but it didn't hold my attention as well. Lots of traveling.

The ending was really cool though and saved the rest of the book for me in terms of the story. It is a bit of a cliffhanger so beware. At least Sorrowlyn is with Golmarr's kingdom now and that whole part was pretty touching - and what happens to Golmarr should make the next book really interesting.