A lot goes on in this book, and at first I thought it was a very confusing book. However after much time and pushing through the first part it became a little less confusing. 
 I like how richly the world is developed and the magic and fights are described really well. 
 The parts that I didn't like are that the conversations are really bad. There is no character after the first book that I liked or really cared for. As a matter of fact I couldn't understand why anyone like anyone else in the book, the main characters Tay and Rod were boring and lifeless. If it wasn't for the fights I wouldn't have kept reading. 
 As I said there are 100s of characters and names introduced so it does get a little confusing, but it was an alright read.