The Helm of Midnight

6.5/10

This book really felt endless to me, considering it is basically an episode of Fantasy Law & Order. Elements of it I loved - the magic is some of the coolest I've seen, the many different elements of it and the magical creatures in this book are awesome, and the main character, religion and the villain were well done. I didn't love the timeline switching but that could have just been an audio problem for me. But mostly I felt like the book could have been trimmed, the main plot did not need as much time as it was given and my attention kept waning. I found the resolution to the whole thing not as interesting as the time I spent with it was worth. I will read the second one, though.