Sounds like the book has plenty of happenings to keep the reader engage. Never read the book but I could relate well with the part where you mentioned it better with little less magical. It's hard to have fun when your logic is grounded with reality too much even when reading fiction for the sake of entertainment. I have that curse when reading sci-fi novels that even technical terms just don't add up well with the plot to make sense. This was an insightful review in terms of how you approach the book analysis. Congratulations on the curie upvote.