Elliott Cable

I wouldn’t say any of the stories was really groundbreaking. Some mildly interesting ideas; but neither the worldbuilding nor characters really spoke to me in a way that made up for the tepid premises. )=

Surprisingly deep emotional journey

Too few pew-pew / YA romps like this utterly-accessible joy-of-a-book actually delve into mental health, emotional well-being, and adulthood so well.

I feel like I learned things from these characters. Didn't see that coming. The first couple books in this series were cute, but not startlingly good — but this one definitely took a turn into deep topics.

Well done, mister sands. Well done.

Wh... what a strange fucking novella.

Well that was … fucky-wucky.

Every woman, a damsel

Even as a guy — even reading a book that's, admittedly, more than a decade old — this came across as entirely too misogynist for me to handle.

Perhaps people who can separate the privilege from the prose better than I, or without a social axe to grind, will enjoy this more; but i definitely can't recommend it, despite its status as a classic of modern fantasy.