I found this one pretty confusing to be honest. At first i thought it was a back and forth between the medieval past and the present, but that's not really accurate. It seems both times coexist? I don't know that aspect as well as trying to follow who was who and what time they belonged in, even though they all seemed to belong to the same past/present hybrid time really took me out of the story. Then you have dog-men, magic gates, a too-powerful family at the head of it all and you've lost me. I won't be continuing the series. On a positive note, I do think the author has a future, the writing style was great. I just think they have too many ideas and need to reign some in so they can tell a more compelling story.