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 2.5 stars 
 To be honest I struggled to finish this book. I found it quite slow and even a little boring at times. 
 The characters didn't evoke much feeling in me - I found I didn't really care much what happened to them. 
 As for what happens to Elias, well that just annoyed me no end. 
 I'm disappointed with this book, I had high hopes for it.