Initial Impressions 7/13/16: I have to wait HOW long for the next book!? I made the mistake (or smart choice, depending on how you look at it) to binge the first two books. I was looking for a new audiobook and I was totally in the mood for an international thriller and this series was totally it. I really got into the books, I LOVE the characters, and I LOVE the crew thing they have going on. It's sort of like The DaVinci Code (not the YA DaVinci Code....... ahem) in the sense that it has clues, powerful families, politics, intrigue, danger, and more. 
 I really, really loved where this book took things. I did wish for just a little bit more explanation once we found out what the Union really meant (after so many theories) BUT I'm sure we'll find out more history and science and whatnot in the third book. I love the complicated relationships and everything that those entail (familial, platonic, and romantic).