I wasn't sure what to make of this book - was it a YA adventure book or a YA romance book. It did pretty well on the adventure quotient, but I realized I skimmed this book more than hungered after every page. And the thing that really threw me at the end was that the character says "I'm black!" - huh? What? Maybe the author could have explored that more throughout the book other than sticking it in the last couple pages. Ugh.