Finally got around to reading, another great book. Two areas that I had some issues with:
1. Too much internal dialogue. Not just about Val, about pretty much everything. I remember someone asking King Henry a question anf there were multiple pages of internal dialogue pretty much unrelated to what was actually going on before his response.
2. Prior to this book, I was always pretty equally interested in the school and current/future timelines. I would always be disappointed when it switched, but by the time it switched again I was disappointed too. Not so with this book. The current/future portion of it was so much more interesting than the school story that I was always annoyed when it switched to the school timeline and always happy when it switched back.
The current timeline story was probabaly the best so far though. Great pace and plot development