I have mixed feelings about this book. Again, the characters were compelling, BUT the series of events which happened were so fantastical. Either the main character has extremely bad luck, or the author felt that there needed to be a lot of very dramatic events in order to keep us engaged, which was not the case. Either way, I think the plot points actually detracted from the enjoyment of the book, which is sad. 
 So, while I'm glad to have gotten to know the characters, I can't say that this is a book that I will want to have living on my bookshelf to be re-read many times over.