The Novice

First pet peeve that I got was that he mentioned the lack of knowledge of the outside world-of politics and common sense to blend in with society- and blamed it on the distance that prevented the village of Pelt to acquire any news (good or bad). I get it, it's reasonable and logical, but it's quite tedious.
I would've liked more flushed out characters. Seraph, Tarquin, Isador, Sylva, and Othella were only given snippets. Tarquin and Isador quickly fell into the cliche that was “evil noble twins” and frankly they were quite a bore.
So yeah, despite those minor speed bumps, I did love it very very much. I can't wait for the second book!