A good start, but unsatisfying ending.

This was my first book by John O'Riley. Wizards and magic are usually a topic I enjoy reading about so I was excited to start this book knowing the author as written other wizard series. It started off strong and I enjoyed the content and story. In the middle of the book just as I was getting into the story, the whole story stopped and did a recap. I had been on a roll reading and didn't realize the book changed parts. The recap in the middle felt unnecessary. It completely threw me off. The second half of the story never really came together for me after that. Instead I felt the story was in a rush to get to the end from there. I plan on looking into another series by this author to see if I get the same feel.