Okay, so here's the thing. I really like this book, yeah? I think it really has everything that you need to lose yourself in the story: suspense, mystery, just enough romance to keep it sexy. ;) 
 Meghan's clearly scared out of her mind, but she's holdin' it together incredibly well, doing what she does with courage and compassion, and just that tiniest hint of attitude. I feel like she and I'd totally hit it off. 
 Puck... ehh, the jury's still out about Puck for me, at this moment - somehow he seems more into gettin' into pissing contests with Ash than actually doing too much that's actually productive right now, but he's cool. 
 Ash. It's Ash that's giving me trouble, but I can't put my finger on quite why. He's sexy, and no mistake. He's also obviously very committed to doing what he thinks is right, and helping Meghan, but at the same time I get kinda a weird vibe from him. Not a bad vibe, or a "he shouldn't be with Meghan" thing, just..... Maybe the author did it on purpose, but I just feel more comfortable with the glaring love-hate thing Ash and Meghan had in the beginning of the story, compared to this much more subtle, heartwrenching love-but-can't-say/do/act-anything-about-it deal they've got at this point. 
 Julie, did you do this on purpose, or is it just me? :) 
 I dunno, for some reason, I just feel incredibly personally invested in this romance, and I've never, or at least very rarely, felt so involved in the love story in a book before. And I can't quite figure out why. 
 It took me a long time to pick this book up off the shelf, and it took me a couple days' worth of just thinking about it after I finished to actually sit down to write about it. I'm on hold for The Iron Daughter now, and I hope that this odd twisting in my belly everytime I think of Ash and Meghan will be eased by the second installment. 
 I really can't figure it out. 
 :)