This book requires a lo-ot of suspension of disbelief, more than I was willing to give, apparently (and I read a lot of fantasy), beginning with the actions Louise was willing to take despite her supposedly fierce love for her child and ending with the crazywhack aspect of the book that I won't spoil. As for the allegedly ERMAHGERD EVERYONE WILL TALK ABOUT IT ending, it was less WTF than "Uh huh, okay, ri-ight," for me.