Everyone sucked. 

And the protagonist was such a pushover I wanted to throttle her just as much as I wanted to with Helen, Martin, and Roz. Even Sherlock….

It is not a great sign when a mystery in a book can be resolved through a single conversation. 

And if Martin had not be such a repulsive coward this book would not exist.

I just don’t think this was well executed. 

I fought to be engaged and I fought to want these characters to succeed. 

One of the neater aspects of this story is the fun magic system. Seriously for a person that consumes books like I do, this is basically a cool superpower. 

Not happy with this one but I am still curious to see where this goes especially with a potential arch nemesis on the horizon.