The Bird and the Sword

Very solid beginning to this book, but my interest began waning later on. I wanted this book to really blow me away after the amazing intro, but since it didn't I was kind of left wanting more action, more something. The romance was good, there wasn't a love triangle thankfully, and I really liked the idea of the 4 different gifted.
SpoilerI was confused, why Lark needed to be able to spell words for her spells to work so well... did that seem weird? Was that explained and I somehow missed it? I wouldnt be surprised, I read this book when I was on a plane with screaming children behind me.

I would definitely suggest this book.