More like 4.5, it losses the five because of how slow was at the beginning. This was way better than the magicians. The ending was well done and intriguing. Lev Grossman always finds a way to surprise you, either in a good or bad way. 
 My favorite character in this books is definitely Julia. I love how well written she was and her mind was such a tangled mess, just love it. the traumatic events in her life hurt me so much and mostly in the chapter before last. 
 Even thought Quentin annoyed me most of the time I can say that his character grew up as well. 
 I'm looking forward to reading the last book