Well let's just make this clear. I'm an idiot. I was going to have a minor rant about how despite the book being good, it made little sense... 
 Now let me tell you why. It's because I read this one first assuming it was the first in the series rather than the last... 
 So obviously the author would expect me to know what the hell was going on but sadly I didn't because I'm stoopid. Credit to author, the book worked enough as a stand alone that I could enjoy it. 
 I'm wondering if there's even a point in me reading the previous two now... -.-'