I enjoyed this one best of the three. It's told from Calanthes' perspective. He plays an important part in the first books too - and he is probably the most interesting character of the series. His cynicism and wit shine through in the writing, which felt different from the first two parts - I was quite impressed by that.

The story surpasses the typical cardboard character fantasy ones by several notches. Cal's character develops.

Especially at the start the story is very dark