This book was a journey. Not least because it’s almost 1000 pages long. Despite all the hype on social media in the last couple of months, I’d never heard of this author and went into the book completely blind, based on the blurb alone. It looked interesting to me. Another fantasy book, right? No. Very much No. First off came the security. I wasn’t allowed to mention this book at all. My ARC was personalised and I had to confirm receipt with the publicist. This review has been emba...