The author of this story went to a lot of trouble by not only surrounding quotations with quotation marks, but also boldfaced each quotation.
I did not find that the effort enhanced anything. On the other hand, it didn't distract either.
Other viewpoints may differ.
The author of this story went to a lot of trouble by not only surrounding quotations with quotation marks, but also boldfaced each quotation.
Are you referring to the dialog? Because I skimmed a couple of chapters and I don't see any boldface.
My bad. I believe the boldfaced quotations (yes, in dialog) begins no later than Chapter eleven.