Caution, some slight spoilers, but nothing too serious :P

I wish i could give this book four and half stars, becaus it really was amazng, but because it took so long for me to get into it i think thats why i can only give it four stars rather than five. I loved it, but the beginning is awful! No wonder the majority of people on here give up after the first few chapters, but it gets better i promise! I loved Tryss' character the most, and still dont really understand where Emerahl comes into all of this, but it ended with her taking Leiard/Mirar away, so im guessing she helps them with something? Hmm, well i cant wait to get into the next book and find out! I just know that Leiard and Auraya stay together, its just obvious, they must get their happy ending? I dont know!
This book is long and slightly tedious at times, but well worth the time spent reading it at the end, and i reccommend it to people who loved the earths children series or his dark materials. Yeah, its THAT kinda book.