Three stars is average, but don't let that fool you - I'm disappointed. This was a five star story idea, and I wanted to love it! But the great story potential was completely undermined by the writing. This was written in a weird omnipresent third person present tense, which made it read like amateur fanfiction. The "telling, not showing" approach and massive exposition dumps at random times didn't help refine the book, that's for sure. I may still recommend it, especially if potential readers know what they're getting into and decide that story outweighs writing style. I might even read the forthcoming sequel. But ultimately, my main takeaway is regret that this didn't live up to its promise.