This book so so good I loved everything about it from the action to the romance and everything in between. I loved the characters so much especially Tal and Athlen I loved the romance between them it was so perfect they just fit so well together. I loved Tal for his love and loyalty to all those he loved I also really enjoyed how he overcame his insecurities about his magic and his place in the world by the end. I just loved Athlen for his gentle kind loving nature that would do anything for the person he loves I really loved how it all ended it was so perfect. I loved the plot so much it started out with Tal on a tour of the kingdom as part of his coming of age moves on to him meeting someone that he finds interesting he then meets him again finds out a secret and is kidnapped other things happen there is then a happy ending I just loved this book so much. I will be reading more books by this author for sure.