At the beginning of this title, I thought I would give up on it. What kept me going is that by the time I was in bed, reading this, thinking how I wasn't really liking it and should move on...I realized I had nothing to move on to. I'd fall asleep, and then the next night the process would repeat itself, for I never remembered to download something else onto the Kindle. 
 Until at some point my confusion became interest. I realized I cared about these characters, and wanted to know what happened to them. Even more so, I wondered about the current world, and how things got to be the way they are. The way the story is told initially threw me off, but by the end, I was a fan. I *needed* to know what happened. 
 The ending felt like a perfect compromise between resolution and a teaser (I hope) for the next title. I'm currently reading the sequel, and enjoying it.