I loved the story line but it took a minute to understand the "ye olde...." in the beginning but once it got going, wow what a ride. Thankfully, the "ye olde.." didn't continue throughout the book. If I wanted that I'd re-read through my english lit 301 reading list. I still have to pay close attention to understand who is speaking while reading the dialogue which is a little uncomfortable but managable given how extraordinary the plot and characters are. Both well developed and intricate. I don't know if I'm just slow (doubtful) or if it's just poor editing but each subsequent book is the same in regards to the dialogue. It's written in what I assume is 3rd person (?omnicient). I don't usually review books with this kind of detail but the dialogue was difficult. Hope that doesn't scare readers from the series, it really was enjoyable.