I ended up liking this book a *lot* more than I originally anticipated. It took a little bit for me to really get into it, but once I did I was totally hooked. (I did totally call the big reveal way early on, but I don't think it was terribly hard to do.) 
 Haven't read Sci-Fi in quite some time. When I do, I really enjoy things that have an anchor in reality so this was perfect (in this case, taking place a hundred years after the conclusion of WWIV). I haven't read a series in a while, so the ending being such a cliffhanger was unexpected. I'm definitely glad I waited so long since the second has already come out! ;)