I just didn't really care about the plot enough to want to continue. I also didn't particularly like the writing style, and the narrator was getting on my nerves a little bit (I love an accent, but when the meaning of a word is changed by an accent, it's an issue). 

I did like the magic concept, but not enough to finish the book. 

My prediction for the book is that the 'unattractive' guard with the sharp, angular face (my god, how unattractive, almost as if that's seen as the peak of attractiveness) will be a love interest AND the vigilante. If this is the case, then I'm 100% validated in my decision to stop reading.