okay this book is gives you mixed emotions but here's why I say this. It starts off really slow, I mean supremely slow so slow you're nodding off and getting whiplass slow. But more then half way through it gets good and that's when you can't put it down. The reason it gets two stars however is that (well one of the reasons), well the book isn't that long so for more then half the book to be making you fall asleep is not good. There are really lengthy narratives that go nowhere. The main character is really whinny to the point that you want to slap her but when Reiss finally gets it together the writing is very good.