I love tamora's books, I really do. But this one made me so sad. I couldn't believe what happened to one of my favorite characters, and I really felt let down. I was so excited for this book, stayed up all night reading it and, BAM, like a punch to the gut. If it wasn't for that * twist* the book would have gotten five stars easy. I did like farmer, and I love beka, but I may be pretending that this book was not part of one of my favorite young adult series.