Yes, the narrator is very slow, so just speed up the timing and it’s fine. Frankly, it took me until probably the middle of the second book before I really felt engaged with the story. I would suggest to just stick with it. I just finished all seven books and I was really happy with them. I didn’t always exactly understand what was happening in the plot, but I just went along for the ride and enjoyed it. And there was always a synopsis at a different point, like at the beginning of the next book, where it all sort of came together. I would say stick with this and the characters really evolve and you start to connect with them. And yes, Sky can be annoying but she also has a sense of humor and really grows as a character. I loved her snarky internal narration. 💕