I really enjoyed Ms. Shepherd's The Madman's Daughter series and I really looked forward to reading this book, BUT, I did not enjoy this one as much as I would have liked:( 
 I was intrigued by the premise of this one and when I had read the blurb, I was immediately interested to see where this story would go. I was kind of expecting a little more gore since this author has done so well with it in the past. I had gotten something that I did not expect and although, I did not enjoy it as much as I had wanted to, I was still interested enough to finish the book until the end. This is huge for me because since I have so many books on my TBR, if my interest isn't held, then I will just toss the book to the side and move onto the next one. 
 I really had a hard time identifying with the characters and getting into the world of the story. I was more interested in the story itself and where it was going to lead to but I kind of didn't have any feeling while reading it. I found myself not really having a favorite character or even rooting for the underdog. I just had to know what the ending was! 
 The ending had left the reader on one doozy of a cliffhanger! This one will definitely leave you hanging and wishing for the next book! I will say that I am interested enough to keep going with the series since sometimes I find myself hating the first book but loving the second OR loving the first book but hating the second. 
 So, I cannot really give this one a bad rating nor a superior one. It was just meh for me. I didn't love it nor hate it! I would love to hear what all of you thought! Please let me know if you have read this one.