My favorite part about this book is the main character Kip. A chubby hero is extremely unique in the world of fantasy. It adds laughs with his self depreciating humor but also makes him feel more genuine. I particularly love how he's always pulling up his britches.

Edit- I just completed this series. If a good ending is important to you pick another series. I'm not going to go back and change my previous ratings for all the books in the series (even though I am tempted). I will however put a warning here so you know going in. The ending is trash.