(Rating seriously subject to change multiple times the more I think about this book.) I'm very frustrated and sad and overwhelmed with feelings about this book. I couldn't decide if I should rate it based on my enjoyment of it or based on the actual quality of the story; these ratings would be quite different. I think that as usual Emery Lord is a fantastic storyteller and I love love love her still, but this book was just not what I personally wanted right now. It's a GREAT book in the sense that it's very important and well-written.. But I just didn't ENJOY it. My love for the setting, the family, and really the whole first 1/3 of the book can't totally make up for the fact that I Vivi didn't resonate with me and GAH the ending. I spent so much of the book frustrated that I don't even know what to say or how to say it. Just as one last note, I'm happy that for once my personal hype and excitement isn't what "ruined" the book for me.