Status Updates From An Arcane Inheritance

"Sometimes, i wish he hated us. It would have been easier than squeezing droplets of affection from a riverbed gone dry."

IDK how im feeling about this. This genre isnt something i normally read, so at this point in the book i feel like its just dragging on. I want to get to the point. There has been a little build up. we are learning the back story that gives the plot its context but its just feeling really slow for me.