I really wanted to love this book, but sadly I did not. I felt that it just dragged on and was a bit anti-climatic for me. I tried to connect with the characters and I just couldn't. Another reviewer mentioned the characters seemed more like rough sketches and I have to agree. In the end, I had to force myself to finish the book. 
 It seems like there will be a sequel and I'll think I'll give it another shot. But for now it's pretty far down on my list. :(