For an unknown reason I expected a harder edge to this book; I've never read Jane Lindskold before. But from the first paragraph I realized I needed to readjust my expectations to more of a YA experience. And that's fine, I like a lot of YA fiction. Since it is the first in a series, it has to introduce the characters and set up the story arc; in this case it's pretty leisurely. Lindskold has a great world-building premise here with the "lost paradise" planet; there's so many ways she could go with it. By the end of the book you'll know which way she's going, and for me it was a bit of an eye-rolling moment. I don't buy into that premise and there was little forward momentum on other plot elements I liked, so I'm not going on with the series. But, she's set up some interesting characters with a lot of questions on their backstory, and hopefully it pays off for other readers.

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