What I liked about this book:
the beginning was sweet and interested me enough to read ahead
the humor which sprung up in unlikely places and kept the tale from being too dark- the exchange between Delsani and Peter about "roadrunner" was one such scene.
the relationship between John and Helene
how the different factions seemed to mistrust each other, even though they were on the same side and the funny situations it led to.

What I didn't like:
quite a few spelling mistakes-obvious enough to put me off
the dialogue felt awkward in a lot of places
like a lot of first books, this one contains scenes that could be left out or happen off stage, as well as, repetitive conversations
the Council plans to mess with Peter's memories and his mom agrees to it?
Peter's personality is inconsistent-sometimes we're told he's shy in front of strangers and at other times, he behaves in the exact opposite way!
the scene where Peter starts to confront his bully of a teacher- it breaks off and there's this huge info dump and then we're thrown back into the scene again.

What I found confusing:
how could nothing be known about the Valcotas?
why was there a lot of misunderstanding about the prophecies/ wizard history? ( )