*** I received an ARC from Delacorte Books for Young Readers through NetGalley for an honest review. Expected publication date: 2/10/2015 *** 
 My feelings towards this book are all over the place, and unlike many, I did actually finish the book. I was intrigued by the premiss of it and thought that it would be a great ride to be on, but that ride ended up being drawn out and jumbled. The very beginning starts of at a great pace, then it slows down, especially because this story is told from four separate POV's, and I found myself mired in a lot of unknowns: What is a Seeker? We get a vague definition but not the true purpose of the Seeker, but not what that person's true purpose is. Who are they protecting and how are they supposed to do it? The world is a mish mash of eras. Scotland feels like it's back in feudal times. Hong Kong, though touted as futuristic feels more like present day and London has a futuristic feel to it. There isn't a cohesive feel to it at all. 
 I couldn't really connect with Quin, John or Shinobu and the only one that really interested me was the Young Dread. Quin is the idealistic girl who wants to do good but when she finds out what being a Seeker is she wants to escape but can't due to her oath and when she is finally given a choice she chooses to forget. Shinobu is another idealist who follows a similar path as Quin but instead of a full mental wipe he chooses to self medicate to forget. John is trying to do right by his family but constantly goes about it in the wrong way. Of the three I did feel for what he had been though, but soon found myself rolling my eyes at what he was doing to make things "right" because it was the same approach over and over, and it never yielded what he wanted, in fact it went against what he said he wanted. The Young Dread was the only one that had a any depth of character and whose purpose in the world had any solid ground to stand on. 
 The Quin/John/Shinobu love triangle. Some may find it distressing, but it didn't move me. Quin is pretty oblivious to it and while there is posturing between John and Shinobu, that's all it is throughout most of the book. 
 There is potential for this series to take off, but it just isn't for me.