I can't tell you why exactly, but this book just isn't quite working for me. 

I don't think I'm entirely grasping the magic system, which I can only assume is going to come into play a lot more in the following two books, so I'm a little worried about that. 

I also don't really like Cal. Or Ash. Or Fox… so there's an issue there as well. Cal just feels like a knock-off Katniss, honestly, and she spends most of the games hiding. 

It was a quick read, so that's saving it somewhat as I got through the games.and into.the heart of the rebellion pretty quickly, and that part of the book was a little more interesting. 

I'm not invested, though. I won't lie. I don't really care about what happens next.