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I had very high hopes for this book. I went into this expecting a coming of age high fantasy with some level of dragons. Unfortunately, this book was just not for me.

The story started off very slow and it felt like it took a very long time for it to feel like the story was going anywhere. Once things did start to happen, it became very violent and had sexual scenes that were just not my cup of tea. I do not mind violence or spice in my books, but this was just too over the top for me and it did not feel like it added anything to the story.

I also could not connect with the main character. It was supposed to be a coming of age story so I expected him to advance and grow as a character. He felt incredibly naïve throughout the entire book and I think I may have enjoyed this more if it was written from a different character’s POV.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this book. I leave this review voluntarily and all opinions are my own.