Talk about a book where nothing happens! For around the first hundred pages, this was the most boring book. I wanted to stop reading it, but it's so short that I figured I might as well. The characters were all right. I don't like Claidi all that much, but the new side characters were pretty interesting. Venn was a simultaneously interesting and horrid person, so his character was probably the most well done. There were some twists, which weren't surprising, but still sort of fun.

Overall, it was a pretty basic book. A bit boring but not totally. I don't know if I would really recommend it, unless you're one of those people who MUST finish a series if you start it. I haven't read Wolf Queen yet, but since the book picks up right where this one left off, if it's good, then you'd need to read this one. Otherwise, you're better off with most other books. I think I might rather read and upsetting book and awful book, because at least it give me something to whine about. ( )

Hmmm...I'm not as sure about this series anymore. I thought after the average first novel things might pick up a bit, but not really.

Claidi is just about to get married when she is inexplicably whisked away, presumably through the malicious will of the people of the Wolf Tower. Sent to a strange castle with moving rooms, mechanical servants and an aloof prince, Claidi isn't sure what to do, except plan escape. And answers seem to lie with the ominous Wolf Star and the prince's mysterious mother.

I expected Claidi to develop more as a person in this novel, but she didn't. She still remained naive, and she swung back and forth between being strong and capable and being a dithering annoyance. All the other characters are new, and most are decidedly flat. The random twists didn't do much for me.

Still an original and interesting tale, but I'm not all that eager to pick up the third one yet. ( )

The second in the series, Cladi is kidnapped the day before her wedding. We follow her adventures to a strange land called the Rise with even stranger people. The highlight of this book were the descriptions of the natural and technological wonders of the Rise and their various states of deterioration. I felt Cladi herself could have shown a lot of growth in this volume and that was missed opportunity. ( )

If you like Argul, you'll be disappointed with this book. However, if you like Claidi and all of the quirks that this world has, you will enjoy it. Worth reading if you plan on sticking with the series and reading 3 and 4. ( )

As a kid I loved this series. But as an adult I really can't stand it. This second book is also much slower than the first one. A decent story, but I don't see the point of this scene being an entire book in the series. ( )