Wow. This book is a stunner.
There are several twists, one or two of which I didn't see coming (there's one in particular that's fairly obvious). The characters are pretty believable. There are some typos, and I found myself having trouble believing that these characters would say words like "awesome". It is a medieval fantasy setting, after all. It does move a little slowly at first, but it picks up around at 40%.
I do recommend this book for fantasy lovers. I got it for free on iBooks.
First line: “Lady Valencia Warren's head snapped up as surely as if someone had called her name.”