We’re pulled into the world as though we understand it.Īnd he certainly knows a lot, but for a while it has nothing to do with what’s happening. He isn’t going to stop to tell you what’s what, especially if he doesn’t know. The only other one I can think of off hand is Song in the Silence (and it’s sequels,) but unlike there, this one is all Rabbit, all the time, so we stay as lost as he does for a while. The story is told from Rabbit’s POV, a rare experience in first person for a fantasy novel. The former gets particularly convoluted with how nearly everyone seems determined to refer to people by long titles, here full of book exclusive words. I’m pretty sure “sro” was “sir” and “e” was “and,” etc., but even if it adds a bit of flavor to the world, it works better to keep them as what we know. New words work best when they’re for something we don’t have in our world, but when used for every day things (including linking verbs) it can be confusing until you see it enough to figure out from context. One reading can be a bit overwhelming, and it doesn’t help that Freeman even leaves words for you to figure out, when it wasn’t always necessary. This is one of those books you could read multiple times and get more out of it each time. Whatever it is, there’s plenty of it, both on screen and in the background. The reader is too, wondering what the heck is going on. Our hero, Rabbit, who is not the cat up there, is drawn along for the ride most of the story. The only thing it’s missing is butterflies. The cover art on the American release is beautiful with sun warmed clouds and detail in every inch, even deep into the background. There are a couple creases, but you’ll never see them unless you look closely. For the most part I managed to keep the book in good shape. I’m one of those people who would prefer to keep the spine smooth, so doing so with such a thick book is a challenge. This one’s around 550, and my thumbs hurt from holding it open. I learned while reading that I do not like paperbacks over about 350 pages. For the most part the chapters are short, so I was able to get one in while getting ready to head to my job that I’ve now left. I found myself reading it off and on over the next few months, often reading a chapter early in the morning, then setting the book down. I began reading it on a business trip to South Carolina, but since my driving partner was quite the talker, I didn’t get much reading done. After receiving it in the mail along with Fanuilh and a few others, I finally decided to get to it. Once again I was unable to find it at any bookstore, though I did see part 3 once, an improvement on past efforts. Lorna Freeman’s first Borderlands novel, Covenants, was aggressively recommended to me by a friend.

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