I really enjoyed this book. This book was a great first book in creating the rules for a new fantasy series. The world to me was really cool it kind of reminded a little bit of X-men but a little bit more normal. I also loved the various workers types that were show in this book. I really grew to love Cassel in this book he was a character that was hard around the edges but I like him a lot. I thought that the development of the fact that killed his girlfriend and then he did not kill his girlfriend but so many other people was so cool to watch. In addition to Cassel I also liked the character of Lila she was such a cool character and I really hope we get more of her in the next several books. The ending with Cassel and Lila was crazy and broke my heart a little bit for him. I also really enjoyed Cassel and his grandfather relationship was developed that final scene when the grandfather actually killed Anton was one of my favorite scenes in this book. I also loved the fact that book had a few “normal” characters that showed how the magic world effected them. I loved Cassel roommate Sam and hope we see more of him. I also thought their betting scheme was so normal in so ways but with a nice magical spin! I highly recommend this book and hope you give it a chance. Holly black has a very good voice and look forward to seeing more of these characters.