I actually really, really enjoyed this book. I was expecting it to be leaning around 3 stars, but it really blew me away. I feel like this book was about what happens after you achieve everything you want and when there is nothing else to strive to be, no better, no one to beat and how it would affect someone brought up in a competitive society. Of course hi book has all the magic schools and books coming to life and boss battles and such (that were epic by the way), but I still feel like at it's core this is a book about getting bored when there is nothing left to be challenging or nothing else worth doing and I felt real akin with it. The third part of this book was the best by far and I really enjoyed it. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.