The conversations often seemed contrived to allow the wizard to explain something, or seemed forced and/or repetitive. For example, he shows proof of magic at least three times throughout the book, always using an element he's 'not very strong with'. The magic system was illogical/inconsistent; he uses elements he's not very strong with all the time and never fails to succeed, very Deus ex machina. No fleshing out of spell system.

The overarching plot was solid, and the twist was a fantastic idea. An imaginative use of creatures with some likeable characters (Aggie was my favourite).

I wasn't a big fan of the main character. I'm not sure if this is due to the writing or the voice acting, but there seemed to be too much humble bragging/explaining and very little personality in the first 2/3 of the book. He only became human towards the end of the book.

2.5/5 stars but I rounded up to three.