This was a great book. I loved the characters and the way the story was developed. Dion was a excellant main character. She comes across as a woman who has faced hard times and grown from those experiances. As soon as I finished it, my sister read it and loved it too. I just bought the first book, Mage Heart, and I'm also looking forward to reading the next in the series. I do have to warn that there are a few graphic and distrubing parts, but over all it's a wonderfully writen book that makes for a great read.