I loved this book!
I am so glad this is book one of a series because it rocked my little world!
Kellen (Kel) is a boy who is trying to get his magic to work. If he doesn't get his magic to work by his 16th birthday and win in the four trials, then he's up the creek without a paddle so to speak. He will have to let his life as he knows it behind.
Kel's parents are a high-powered family and Kel is just there so to speak. He gets into trouble a lot but I love him. Then he meets Ferius Parfax who just happens to save his life. She's supposedly a drifter, an Argosi, a wiz at taking people out with cards and one tough cookie. But what is she really? And I wonder why she likes Kel so much and she teaches him things, a few things with cards he's trying to pick up. But there are other secrets about Kel and his family.
Kel has a lot of trouble with other kids his age and I just wanted to stomp them all into the ground. Well, not all of them. He has a few friends, but not a lot and I found that kind of sad at the beginning, but then he met more people. And believe me, some of their families are evil too!
This book has some really funny parts in it too. And that was lovely to read, it just gave another kind of atmosphere to the story. I had some great laughs and I need all of those I can get. Reichis, the Nekhek or squirrel cat, and his crew. I wanted to put so many excerpts in here about him but I think you need to read all about him for yourself. He made me think of a little animal gangster the way he talked.
I didn't like Kel's sister Shalla at all for something she did to him but she sort of made up for it all in the end, although I don't believe it for 100%. And of course, there are revelations and all that good stuff. I really, really look forward to the books in this series!
And I think all of you have to give this book a try!
I am so glad this is book one of a series because it rocked my little world!
Kellen (Kel) is a boy who is trying to get his magic to work. If he doesn't get his magic to work by his 16th birthday and win in the four trials, then he's up the creek without a paddle so to speak. He will have to let his life as he knows it behind.
Kel's parents are a high-powered family and Kel is just there so to speak. He gets into trouble a lot but I love him. Then he meets Ferius Parfax who just happens to save his life. She's supposedly a drifter, an Argosi, a wiz at taking people out with cards and one tough cookie. But what is she really? And I wonder why she likes Kel so much and she teaches him things, a few things with cards he's trying to pick up. But there are other secrets about Kel and his family.
Kel has a lot of trouble with other kids his age and I just wanted to stomp them all into the ground. Well, not all of them. He has a few friends, but not a lot and I found that kind of sad at the beginning, but then he met more people. And believe me, some of their families are evil too!
This book has some really funny parts in it too. And that was lovely to read, it just gave another kind of atmosphere to the story. I had some great laughs and I need all of those I can get. Reichis, the Nekhek or squirrel cat, and his crew. I wanted to put so many excerpts in here about him but I think you need to read all about him for yourself. He made me think of a little animal gangster the way he talked.
I didn't like Kel's sister Shalla at all for something she did to him but she sort of made up for it all in the end, although I don't believe it for 100%. And of course, there are revelations and all that good stuff. I really, really look forward to the books in this series!
And I think all of you have to give this book a try!