Not worth the time.
I finally gave up on this book after 250 pages. It is the most boring fantasy novel I have ever attempted to read and one of only 3 books in my life I have quit before finishing.The entire book is a paradox. Much of the world that is created is very childish and juvenile in its details. It really does feel like a book written for preteens only the use of obscure words and adult content show that it was not.Nearly every single character in this book is very unlikable. I spend the entire time reading this book, at least when I am not daydreaming of something more interesting, hoping that bad things will soon happen to every one of them. The only halfway-likable character in the entire book gets raped by Covenant right off the bat.I regret buying this book and am astonished to see it get so many good reviews and such high placement on top 10 fantasy novel rankings when there are so many more deserving books. It just goes to show that there is no accounting for taste.