I enjoyed the first page. 
 Was bored by the second (but read all the way to the end - some interesting scenes were littered throughout.) 
 It was all in the writing style. Some people, even the toughest of critics have been impressed by this book. I couldn't get on board at all. I wouldn't even call it purple prose. It takes a skilled writer for me to like their description, and unfortunately if I see too much of it, I will turn off 9/10 times. 
 Seriously.