I liked this a lot more than I expected to, especially given all the "meh" reviews here. The plot itself is slowish, but the characters and writing more than made up for it, in my opinion. Everyone's very colorful and fleshed-out, and their interactions were interesting enough to hold my attention even when the plot itself wasn't moving very fast. Maybe it's because I'm more used to reading epic fantasy that I'm okay with slower plots and books that are instead filled with character development and description.