I’m more than halfway through the book and like… what am I actually reading? Why is it accounted as high fantasy, considering that well over chapter 50 I’m still reading about a dude playing lute at a tavern? Why was it among the “must read if you like B. Sanderson, high fantasy and complex world building”? Where’s the actual world building here. I feel like I was scammed. It’s literally just the sad story of a guy who lost his parents to some evil creatures in an absolutely mainstream and plain conventional fantasy setting. I don’t get why was it even compared to Sanderson’s magic systems and world building. Please please someone tell me it’s still worth reading and that something will eventually HAPPEN that will shake this boring account of a sad university dude.

Best regards, Disappointed reader