A decent start to a fantasy series. Pre-written destinies, hidden love, kingdoms betrayed and saved, magic (an interesting system I haven't read before). At times a little over detailed, and physically impossible (even in fantasy land, "normal" bodies can't bend in certain directions.) 

A very big story in a very large world, a good example of epic fantasy. While the world is big, the story focuses mostly on two groups, which makes the story much easier to follow than when the party splits into dozens of different places. The elemental magic was an interesting spin - having to use actual elemental creatures to perform it - and the concept behind the Endarian magic was interesting as well. The fight scenes got to be a bit much, with things not quite possible because physics still holds true to warriors on horseback. A great first book that ends with definitely more to come, but in a place you can breathe a bit as well.