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Gretchen
Aug 17, 2014 rated it it was ok
Shelves: read-2014
This is a case of reputation out-pacing the novel. I hadn't read this novel when it came out, but recently was recommended it as a great example of fantasy that relies less on magic or mysticism, and more on the roles and rules of the made-up world. I appreciate this as a concept, but found my attention wandering throughout the novel.

There is a great M/M relationship at the core of the book, and the author deserves recognition for setting this as a normal course of events, not something that ne
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Wendy
Jul 01, 2009 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy
Betty
Nov 15, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, lgbt
Hitzuji
Apr 25, 2017 marked it as to-read
Katt Hansen
Aug 11, 2017 marked it as to-read
Jamie
Aug 05, 2018 marked it as to-read
Chrissie
Nov 09, 2018 marked it as to-read
Leah Moore Woods
Jan 03, 2019 marked it as to-read-with-jake
Serena.. Sery-ously?
Apr 09, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: kindle
Holli
Jul 28, 2020 marked it as to-read
Lauren
Oct 01, 2020 marked it as to-read
Karigan
Sep 26, 2023 marked it as to-read
Jessi Feltes
Jan 19, 2024 rated it liked it
Stephani
May 01, 2024 marked it as to-read