If Narnia and the Da Vinci code had a baby this is how I'd imagine it. Great writing that made you stop to think but not too often to disrupt your enjoyment

Parts of this were interesting - I loved the rich, fantastical world the author created - but ultimately I just couldn't get completely drawn into this one. I found it was taking me forever to finish because I kept putting it down and getting distracted by other things. I think there was just not enough action - things moved a little too slowly for this particular reader.

This book has potential but it was sadly not well channeled. I think Collyer invented an interesting fantasy world that I would like to know more about, however I think the book could have benefited from better writing and editing. Some things needed to be explored more and some others needed to be cut shorter. This book is also a perfect example of telling not showing.

I almost DNFed, but I only kept reading because I wanted to review it for Netgalley. Thankfully I persisted because around page 250-300 (of 400) it got interesting. I know it's important to explain the mythology of a new world, but Tolkien is one of few who managed to pull it off in a verbose and tangential way. I'm kind of intrigued by book 2 of the series (which says a lot about the story), but I really hope it's better writing wise!

It was a good book to read. Frustrating at times with the slow plot at the beginning, but towards the end, Michael discovers who he may be, and he has a sense of duty to help his new people. Young people would like this book as a first foray into Fantasy fiction.

The best thing I can say about this book is that I have already purchased the second book in the series. I am not going to describe the story others have done that. I enjoy fantasy books, a life of reading academic texts sent me to enjoy escapism in the form of fantasy books many years ago. It is rare for me to read a book that is a little different and this one has a lot more in it than a battle for good against evil. Contrary to other reviews I have seen I enjoyed the descriptive passages enormously and the side stories, I found the culture of the weavers to be well drawn and extremely fresh and new for this genre. I wanted to know more and this for me is always a plus, I enjoy a good story and this is one is a good story.

I am sorry to say that this title was archived before I had a chance to read it. :(