OK... so from page one I felt like there was something off about this. Like... it just started so abruptly. It threw me for a loop and made it hard to figure out what exactly was happening. We didn't get a chance to meet our characters at all before being thrust right into this huge scary action sequence. We are just thrust in face first with no time for establishing characters or world building. So, right off the bat, this story was already seemed sloppy. 
 Ok... so the story is sloppy. I'll keep going anyway because maybe the author can redeem herself with a really badass plot. Maybe I'll get to know the characters and really like them... 
 Sadly, neither of those things happened. The story felt derivative and poorly explained. Basically it's the old "Girl lives in a sheltered society. Girl's mom goes missing. Girl gets blamed for some problem and kicked out. Girl meets outsider. They go on an adventure to save people they care about. Peril ensues. Some romance is thrown in for no good reason. They must now find their way back and save her mom and him his nephew blah blah whatever..." It would have been awesome if more of the world had been explained. Maybe it is later on. It sounded like a really cool concept. But at about 60% in, I've given up. It should have happened a long time ago. 
 As for our hero and heroine... sigh. They both just sucked something awful. Seriously, I couldn't stand either of them. Aria was pathetic and Perry was unlikeable. The weirdest thing was that all of a sudden Perry started to get the feelings for Aria. What, what, what are you doing? She has done nothing but be a pathetic wimpy jerk face. Then all of a sudden she smells kind of nice and then boom! you realize she has boobies! UGH... I just can't. I normally love my books with extra smooches and I will mostly never turn down a romantic endeavor. In this instance, I just couldn't fathom them getting together. Maybe they change later on... but like I said before at 60% in this should have happened long ago. 
 It's sad that this was such a mess. I was really hoping for something special and really unique. A new series I could get into. Besides the fact that the world was under developed, my biggest concern was that I didn't like the characters. I've read some schlocky books just because I liked the characters. Who cares if the plot isn't amazing if I just really like the people in it? That wasn't the case here. I really couldn't stand these bozos. I'd rather just move on to something that keeps my attention.