I get the feeling that this series will get better in the next book. It started well and I had a great connection with Meagan, but it become too fairy-tail like and predictable. A common complain I hear is no description of how these alternate worlds comes to be, and for once there is not only an explanation but a quite plausible one but it left me disappointed as in a way making a magical world based on realistic reasoning just takes away the magic. Good news is the series isn't as long as I thought. It is actually a trilogy, with a fourth book from Ash's point of view and another Trilogy from her little brothers. Plus also numerous short stories which when combined leaves me feeling like the continuation of the world is for money making purposes, and now I've read the blurbs, I've effectively spoiled all the major plots twists so I may as well save myself the money.