With all the great reviews, I thought this would be good, especially as I really enjoyed Children of Light. Instead, the first chapter is one of the most boring I have ever read. I tried it a second time, thinking I missed something. I didn't. I thought it would get better. It didn't. This is one of the most arduous and tedious books I've read, with excessive and boring detail about everything. Unlike many other readers, I stop reading at a certain point if a book doesn't interest me. I stopped at page 50. Others who have reviewed this actually finished it, and then say it was really bad. This book is a good reason to stop at 50.