This was an interesting read. Somehow when I saw this, I was pretty sure that it was on my "want to read" list. I'm not sure if it actually was or was not. But it was a book that I had taken the time to "acknowledge" that I wanted to read it. 
 A large part of why I wanted to read it was simply the cover. It was a cover which said "read me" to me. I just felt I wanted to read it. 
 And... I have to say that I really did enjoy it. While a lot of books tend to fizzle in the middle for me. This did the opposite. There weren't many parts of the book I found "slow". The end I kind of felt "you went past the end you should have stopped at, for what seems like the purpose of wrapping stuff up that really isn't core." 
 I further felt that by the way that it ended, there were far too many hints that the author intends (or maybe intended) to bring more books out in the series. I think indeed there *are* other books in the series. So, let's keep our eyes out for them?