If you like movies like Labyrinth, The Princess Bride, or The Neverending Story (there was a scene that reminded me exactly of that and then Howard mentioned the movie in her acknowledgements), then this is a must read. This is not a book to be read quickly, it's to be savored as you linger over the descriptions. Like a good cake with all the ingredients just right. Actually, everyone has very detailed backstories. Crony has an intriguing backstory as well. And while it was slow in the beginning, the parts of her youth and all of the background was very necessary to set the tone of the rest of the book. Near the end though (end of the second part and the third part as the book is divided into three sections), I was able to start reading more chapters at a time. It's just so dense!! In order to take it my overworked brain could only handle a chapter or two at a time. It took me nearly two months to read it because for the longest time I could only read small chunks. The writing is descriptive, imaginative and highly detailed. It's loosely based on the Princess and the Pea (a story I haven't visited since childhood). This is my first book by AG Howard, although I collected the Splintered books long ago. This book is unlike anything I've ever read.
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