Very engaging series! I feel close to the main characters, Callum, Rayla, Xym, and Prince Ezran. I think it's quite on par with LOTR fantasy even if it's not as time-honored. There's a deaf character who uses American Sign Language (something I can recognize) which is very unusual. It also has cute moments spiked with horrible monsters and by the way, I keep expecting to discover that Bait is secretly a dragon too and will evolve into a winglike critter like in Pokemon Go. (-;