Pretty good eh? The book was better than I expected it to be and I think the narration had a lot to do with that. I really fell into this story about 25% in and from there it captured my attention. 
 The world sounds kind of the usual fantasy fare. Castles, horses, carriages, nobles, kings, mages, powerful church, your low born hero and laundry girl and the fiery red head that sounds hot in a savage mysterious kind of way. 
 I like the most of the characters in this, in fact, some of the second tier characters, the side kicks to the main ones, remind me of Abercrombie type, not just because the narrator gives them northern English accents, but just the dry humour and their actions. However, one of the main characters Adamat, who I keep thinking is called Adam Ant, is a plodder and his role as an investigator lacks a certain style. I find him flat, boring and in one scene stupidly naive. 
 But in saying that, the story is a fun read, it is pretty full on pace wise, it just keeps going. I'd like to see a little bit more magic explanation. Dipping into the 'Else" and using it to fling magic sounds all very well, but I want to know more about how it all works, so expecting more on that side of the story in book 2. 
 Great read, looking forward to book 2.