Let me start off saying that i mostly (enphisis on mostly)enjoyed All These Things I've Done. I was really excited when i found out about this book. Who wouldn't be intrigued to read about a dystopian novel in the year 2083 where choclate and coffee are illegal? I for one definitley was. The protagonists (Anya) family is pretty much the MOB in dytopian New York and manufacure illegal high-quality chocolate. Anya tries to keep her siblings and herself away from any of the illegal activities, but that doesn't really work for her since against her practical judgement she ends up fallinf for the DA'a son, Win, and unintentionally poisons her ex-boyfriend and the police pretty much think she did it on purpose. Mind you, these are great plot points to an awesome novel, the MOB, illegal chocolate, attempted murder, and of course 'star-crossed' lovers, all great stuff!.... But for the first couple of chapters it wasn't really doing it for me, but once you get past that small bump in the road it isn't a total let down. I guess i was expecting some kind of mix between Heist Society and The Hunger Games, a lot more action and suspense, which it seriously was lacking... (view spoiler)[I think the most action you get is when Win gets shot in the leg by a mobster and Anya fires back. (hide spoiler)]I'm not saying that i didn't enjoy All These Things I've Done i did, but just wished i would have been more action involved. This book is mostly centered around how Anya has to come to knowledge her birthright. That she can not be a bystander as much as she wants-to and is trying-to if she wants to keep the loved ones she has left save. Even if it means she has to leave behind the only boy that loves her for being herself. This is what i ended up liking about this books, i'm waiting to find out what will Anya decide and if she is ever going to be able to be with Win in the end (view spoiler)[ Things that dissapointed me about All These Things I've Done 1. The ridicoulessness of reading how COFFEE is the new CRACK and made you act stupid and ALCOHOL teens can get freely....I can see some reason why coffee and chocolate were made illegal, but from that to making it out like it was some kind of drug just made me simutaneously LOL and roll my eyed 2. Anya's catholic school-girl beliefs....it's not like i don't believe in G_D or anything and heaven and hell, but come on lets be real. For all of Anya's traits especially with her being a realist and all, this didn't seem to me like it fit into her characteristics. They just seemed out of place to me. 3. the lack of ACTION!!! I hope Gabrielle Zevin pumps the sequel with a lot of more suspense at least....Anya is THE daughter of the most notorious but dead crime boss in the city so that should at least count for something (hide spoiler)]