I really enjoyed this. It took me a while to warm up to Elias's character, but once things started to get interesting it was really hard for me to but this book down. I actually really like that there was minimal romance in this. The main plot was all about Laia wanting to save her brother, and Elias wanting to get away from the Empire. There were a couple things that I saw coming, but at the same time there were some things that surprised me. I'm glad that there's a sequel to this, because I really want to know what happens to Elias and Laia.