At just over halfway through, I've given this a 4 out of 5. It's strange. It's not at all what I was expecting. That is, it's not (yet?) a typical story with a good guy and a bad guy, where everything predictably leads to a climax. It very well could, but I really have no idea what's going to happen next. It seems more like I'm watching bits and pieces of a young magician's life. I really can't explain what I think of it other than to say that I'm getting quite attached to the book and don't want it to end yet!

EDIT: I've finished the book. I'm happy with giving it 4 stars. It would have been 5 if I actually liked the main character (he was a one-dimensional drama queen). The story itself was extremely readable and full of surprises.

EDIT 2: I was wrong to take off a star becausee I didn't like the main character. In fact, I should have given the book extra stars for making me love he book despite having aa main character that I don't like.
I haven't been able to get this book out of my mind. I have changed my review to 5 stars.