Every time a new section started I thought, "Man it is exactly like J.K. Rowling to start everything off with a Latin quotation." 
 Anyhow, I enjoyed this. I listened to the audiobook, and Robert Glenister was a great narrator who (gasp) performed female characters with a normal voice instead of an offensive, high-pitched travesty (hallelujah). There was a point a little after halfway through where I was like, "Geez, this is going on for a bit, I think we can start wrapping things up now." That did carry on for a while, but then it picked back up again and ended well. 
 There are some plot points I don't quite buy into, but all in all it was a fun listen. I'll definitely pick up The Silkworm, which I've heard is a bit better.