Kind of disappointed. Sure, the writing was excellent. The vivid imagery and creativeness of the author was exquisite. The story itself?! Pretty dull. Honestly, if it takes over 300 pages for me to feel even remotely interested in a book, that's kind of sad. Too many characters who we know nothing about and who I felt no connection to whatsoever. Marco and Celia's story was good and all, but it pick up until right at the end. This is an excruciatingly slow read. That about sums it up.