I have read the first two books in the series as well. I keep coming down somewhere in the middle on these books.. I like the characters and the humor, and the plots are interesting.. sometimes the complex world-building and magic get to be a bit much, and sometimes I feel like there are too many plot elements and things get too complicated. That said, I'll keep reading them... I keep hoping that intangible something that I find missing from the books will show up, or that at least she will finally hook up with Pritkin...