The first half of this book was a bit hard to get into.  It's filled with info-dumping and too many characters.  I'm sure it's all going to be great to know in later books, but with this one it was a bit of a struggle to read about.  I liked the characters.  They're definitely the star of the show, but I didn't care for the setting or world.  Nothing that happened mattered to me, which is a shame.  

Not sure if I'll continue with this series, but if I do, it won't be for a while.