This is more of a 2.5 than a 2. It really wasn't bad, just totally unbelievable. Which is unfortunate because I'm pretty sure that's not how it's supposed to come across. 
 I really loved the prologue and even the first quarter to a third of the novel was interesting. I really did want to know what was happening and why. 
 But after a while it just got kind of boring. I mean, so, so many possibilities and everyone was acting like complete idiots. 
 And is it possible to find a book that doesn't include romance these days? 
 Don't get me wrong, i'm a sucker for a love story, but there are also times when I just want to sit down and read something free from it.