The story is mostly just a standard blend of high fantasy and fairy tales, but its grandiose language alone is more than enough a reason to pick this book — the whole thing reads almost like a poem.
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Grandiose, extremely flowery prose | Plot feels a bit random at times |
Interesting, complex, fairly well fleshed out fantasy world full of unpredictable magic | Story jumps back and forth between dull standard fantasy fare and predictable fairytale-like narrative |
A couple of interesting characters |