Not as good as the first book of the series and I think some illustrations would do this book a ton of good. Maybe this would even be a great comic book or TV series with a lot of beautiful scenery to marvel at.
The background and history is woven into the story beautifully in my opinion, the authors toying with myths of the past and bringing them alive. But the character of Gareth somehow got lost in the chase for love. I liked the parallel telling of Will and Gareths paths, but still there was something missing to draw me into the story.