I was a bit caught off guard at first by the difference in style between this book and the first one--I think this is mostly down to a difference in translator though. Both are constructed of short stories, but there is an ongoing narrative happening behind the scenes. And I'll be honest, I'm not sure that I was actually expecting for both books to be as connected as they were and I'm glad that the recommended reading order has been changed from the order that these two books originally published.

Anyway, I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as the first one, but then the last two stories absolutely blew my mind. Not only that, but pro-choice in a high fantasy book that was originally published in the '90s? I will take that forever!

Read this book! It's awesome! I've already prepared the first book in the saga to read!