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Fane to Gar: "You are selfish jerk!"
Gar to Fane: "You are spoiled brat!"
Me: "Guys, don't fight, you are both right. You are both jerks and brats." :(

Seriously, I'm not sure if I want to pick up the next book in the series. Dathne and Matt are great, but not enough to put up with Gar and Asher and Fane.

I want to punch Asher, hard. And I want to punch Gar, too. The only characters I really like are Dathne and Matt. Dathne can be harsh, but she does so for the sake of saving the lives of many, many people. Asher and Gar are just bloody jerks and egoists who don't care about anyone but themselves.

The Sea Harvest Festival is pure Olken magic, the one Dathne had been speaking of for so long. I just wonder why no one sees it?

I'm 99% sure that the king is being poisoned - I just don't believe he could almost die from overworking, plus he had been feeling unwell and worn out for months. Also, since when did Fane became a brat? Yes, she had an attitude problems such as arrogance and pride, but she never behaved as a spoiled kid until now.

I'm so glad the whole plotline involving Timon Spake is over. It was important for overall plot and character development, but I'm ready for something more exciting to come.

Oh, so Olken has magic, too? That's an interesting development, I'm looking forward to seeing more of it! And the king is totally incompetent. During one of his Council meetings, he just sits and does nothing while his advisers argue and fight between themselves! How is he supposed to keep order in the country if he cannnot keep order in his own home?

Some time with the royal family! Gar's parents are nice, but both he and his sister are so troubled and messed up in their own way. Seeing Gar's devotion to his father and his willingness to sacriface the future he may have had made me respect him even more.

I'm not sure yet if I like Dathne, but she is certainly interesting and so unlike a typical fantasy female character. Yes, and Asher's accent is charming.

Prince Gar? Come on, even his horse has a more royal name - Ballodair! On the other hand, I think it could be done deliberately: Gar's race all weild magic, and Gar is magicless. Maybe his parents could sense it right after his birth and gave him a commoner's name to mock him? By the way, I rather like the worldbuilding - magic walls protecting the kingdom, Olken and Doranen races, strange prophecies...