Originally two stars. Plus one for the ending. 
 I can't say I was very excited hearing that this was coming out. I really enjoyed The Magicians (mostly Martin Chatwin) & felt it was complete on its own. But I read this anyway because I don't like leaving series unfinished. 
 I have to say that I was quite disappointed. I found myself having to force myself to carry on reading on the hope that something interesting would happen. By the time I was 75 percent through I was fed up with waiting for the "adventure" to begin. 
 I did look forward to Julia's chapters though, it was a much welcome break from following Quentin. 
 The only reason I even went through to the end is because I hate leaving things unfinished. The last hundred or so pages were enjoyable, glad I stuck around for that.