I received the book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. I have to say I was not too sure about this book since it is a fantasy. I don't do well with fantasy, but since this was a YA fantasy it was much easier for me to grasp. Although I would class this more towards adult fantasy since it was a rather violent read.
In this story you have Urus who was born Deaf and felt like a failure because he could not pass the warrior tests for Kest and would be branded a burden because of that. So he plans his suicide as he climbs to the rooftop to throw himself over. His suicide fails and unlocks magic that is thought to have been extinct for many years. Urus and his friends must stop a dangerous bunch of blood mages from destroying the 5 vertices that protect their world.
This book has some great imagery and great world building. The author constructed some very vivid scenes not for the faint of heart. There was also a lot of action and adventure. The book flowed very well and was very fluid and easy to read, especially for a fantasy novel. This was a nice surprise for me. There is also some nice twists in the story and also a pretty good cliffhanger.
The characters were also pretty well developed although a bit more backstory on Cailix would be great, I feel like she was a but more incomplete although her growth was good. She is one of my favorite characters in this book. She is a very strong female protagonist. I also enjoyed Urus as well. He had to overcome a lot of obstacles to get where he was by the end of the story, so he had really good growth I think, as did Cailix. The antagonists in the story were also developed very well and were the perfect villains. They were very powerful and also spiteful and relentless.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy, but as I stated earlier it is definitely not for the faint of heart with some of the more descriptive scenes in the story, and I would definitely say this is geared more towards Adult fiction.
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