It took me a little while to get into this book. I didn't really understand what all the fuss was about. I kept waiting for the story to start, but the first couple of chapters is really just setting the scene, the characters, the town, the atmosphere. So I was feeling a little bit frustrated, like the story wasn't going anywhere. And then slowly, the plot started to take shape. 
 And now that the book is finished, I can say I thoroughly enjoyed it, and did get very attached to the characters.