I am giving up on this one. I think Sanderson and myself don't gel. He has some great magic ideas and I can see that there is potentially one hidden in here, buT after 270 pages we are still only getting hints of what that system is. I feel as if I am just going through the paces with this one and to be honest, I am finding it all a bit dull and predictable. 
 I almost stuck with it just to see if the inevitable reunion of Sarene and Raoden happens, which I am sure it will, but, I have so many other books in my list, that I am itching to get into. So.....there you go.... Who would have thunk it, a Sanderson book on the 'gave up on' list.