A Darker Shade of Magic

This started out as a definite 4 stars and by the end I felt like it felt more like a 3 rating, but I'm rounding up. EDIT 11/08: Eh, I ended up rounding down after some more thought.

I appreciate that the story and setting was easy to get into. The characters though? I thought they were fine. But only fine. I liked Kell, but I took a really long time warming up to Lila, and everything else I never really warmed up to.
And while it was easy to get into, I found the story to be just okay. Nothing super exciting.

An enjoyable read, but not enjoyable enough to really look into its sequels.