The Magic of Recluce

Meh.

If you look at the reviews for this book, you will see that folks either fall into the love it or hate it crowd. I didn't hate it, but I really, really didn't love it. While I agree there are same languid points in the book, my biggest problems were that I felt nothing for the main character, and was frankly a little disturbed that every woman he met was either sexy or a shrew. I realize the main character is in his late teens, presumably his world view being skewed by hormones - but we have no real feel for the other characters outside the cardboard shadows they cast.

I might give another book in the series a shot - I liked the magic system, thought the world had some potential - but it's not on my TBR list any time soon.