I had not read the previous books and it took me a long time to understand this book. I took this from my friend's bookshelf thinking it might be something for me, but unfortunately I'm not too big a fan of the book. but I bet anyone who has read the previous books would find this a wonderful book because even my friend said this book is a recommend and normally he is very critical of books. there was a great variety of themes which made the book interesting, there were many plots and Staphanie Trmoly's way of writing nothing is missing. maybe one day I will read the previous books and then I will not hesitate to update this review. if I have to rely on my friends' opinion I will definitely recommend this book. the characters were well described and I could picture them all. the cover was also very attractive. the title didn not quite appeal to me.