This novel is not for those who dislike slow paces, as there is little action as of yet. I personally like how the author is slowly building the world, the people, and the people's situations, in what I can only assume as building up a foundation for the novel to pick up the pace later, possibly going on grand adventures while managing their territory. Somethings I dislike though, would have to be the one-trick pony, Rebecca. She is just barely above useless in terms of her magic, and is portrayed as a compassionate airhead, putting her in an even worse light for me. Her character could be improved later if she were to learn new magic, but I am not expecting much on the personality front, which is ok in the end. The second problem I have would have say would be how Gawain does not use the knowledge he gained from observing the world to its full potential, as it could be used to locate large spots of resources, but it is mainly used as a basic geographical map. Another problem concerning Gawain is how he does not use his knowledge of the present to further technology, but this has been semi-rectified in the later chapters that are currently out, and we can make some speculations about his position in modern society from his actions. The largest problem I have thus far though, would have to be how magic is used, this is never truly explained and readers, like myself, have to make inferences on how magic is cast, made, or studied. I love magic, and I would love to know how the people of this novel use it, which would greatly enhance the novel for people like me. Something I have yet to discuss is the world itself, but you can figure that out just by reading the first third of the novel. I left out quite a few other things I loved and disliked about the novel, although there are vastly more things that I liked than disliked. but overall I Love this novel, and hope it gets picked up, so I can continue to read how the story progresses.Summary- Good novel, highly recommend
