Man I blitzed this book. There's something eminently readable about Bowring's novels, once I get started on one of them it's a struggle to put it down. I definitely have to check out his Broken Well trilogy.

Well-written and characterised, and a satisfying end to the story started in the first novel. Very good.

I'd like to make note of how nice it is to see a duology in a genre seemingly dominated by trilogies and sagas and so on. That said, I'd also like to say that I would have probably enjoyed a third novel to spend in this world.

Can't remember exactly what I said about the first book except that it was easy to read and reasonably engaging. The same certainly goes for the second. Although I more or less saw the conclusion coming, last minute plot twist and all, I still appreciated the way it was all executed.

Katharine is a judge for the Sara Douglass 'Book Series' Award. This entry is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.

I won't be recording my thoughts (if I choose to) here until after the AA are over.