2 and 1/2 - 3 not-what-I-expected stars.. 
 It started really well. 
 And I thought.. wow! 
 But then.. 
 I mean, really! This could have gone a LOT smoother than this! 
 So, here's what I'm thinking.. 
 I'm excited about reading the second book though.. heard quite a lot of good things about it ;)