I've got a hard time rating the booka in this series. On the one hand, the story is fast-paced, interesting and full fo twists, but I'm losing my connection with each of the characters as the story progresses. Their actions make less sense, or, worse, I don't really care about what action they take, it feels arbitrary.There is also something int he writing style, where the author sometimes directly addresses the reader with a comment, where I feel that the author isn't taking the reader seriously. If something is so obvious, make sure by the way the story progresses, not by writing, "But I am sure you understand that". Same with certain pieces in parenthesis, and a chapter that ends in a very violent situation that ends with a note to the reader, that he can probably guess what happened next. Either leave the chapter open ended, or and it with very clear intention, or just describe what happens, don't suddenly change the writing style.The other thing that keeps bugging me is the Geography and the lack of proper sense of scale. Travel from the Golan Heights to Switzerland doesn't take a few days march in our world, and no Leeds is located near that location either. It might have been the lack of a map to go with the books or the use of real world location in a fantasy world, but if screws up any sense of scale and time for the reader, making it hard to place the important positions.Other than these issues, I've started apart 3, so there is still enough for me to want to know how it ends. But if someone asks me for a recommendation, there are other titles I'd recommend reading before starting this series.

quite random book! a good story line, but very fast pace.

Utter disappointment