I began this book feeling eager and excited to start. It sounded really awesome. It was kind of slow and I wasn't sure how I felt about Quin or John as characters and I felt like the characters were sort of dumbed down or immature, but I kept reading. I got to a part where John was asking a question and he used a word that isn't common. The author decided to specify the pronunciation in the dialogue, which was a major problem for me because it showed me that any expectations I had that the story would grow into a smart and well written book would be fruitless. I tried to continue, but the writing wasn't strong enough for me to overlook what I consider a terrible mistake in a published novel. Most fantasies contain glossaries to specify definitions and pronunciations of words and it's embarrassing to have someone try to explain it in the story itself. That may sound harsh, but I just could not finish.