i really loved this initially, but it lost me a little bit in the last 1/3rd. i'm not referring to the twists, i liked those! but there were some parts i just wasn't jazzed about. some scenes didn't really carry as much emotional weight as they were trying to, and some just lagged without accomplishing the quiet resonance that they tried to have. only in this one part of the book though - the first 2/3rds of the book did not fail to do either of those things! that earlier success was what made it noticeable when it stopped being true, though. i have nothing to really complain about specifically, and nothing that i thought was Bad to warrant complaining. still looking forward to reading the sequel