So this book was slow for me in the beginning, really slow, like Marchetta slow. I wasn't sure where it was going or how long it would take to get there. All I knew was that people seemed to love this story so I was going to power through and after about page 122 I hit my stride and I'm glad I did. The last half of this book was utterly fantastic. The relationship between Aria and Perry was smoking hot and undeniable and the twists and turns with the cliff hanger ending made up for the slow start. I'm looking forward to the other books in the series now that the lead up has been dealt with and we can get right to the action. Seriously my jaw hit the ground in the last few chapters. A definite must read!