looking back, this was more a 3.5 star book than a 4.5, as I had originally rated it. the plot just dragged ON and ON and ON and at one point, you think Elder (was it elder? I can't remember his name and I don't really care) is dead, and since it's a double POV, there's a blank page where his is supposed to be, and I had no emotions toward it. It's not something I think about often and if it takes me more than 5 days to read it (unless I have 9827382874 updates about it when I'm reading it), it's probably not good. 
 IN SUMMARY, just not very good. I wouldn't recommend it.