I read this entire series in less than a month! All four books are rather large but once I started reading I could not stop. I made my mom, sister and aunt all read the series too and they read it about as fast as I did. It is a truly epic tale about a girl and her brother as they struggle to survive and fulfill their destiny. If u could I would make everyone read this incredibly amazing series, I cant even think of another more popular series to compare it to. :)