I had a hard time getting into it from the beginning -- maybe I'm not used to reading futuristic stuff, but it was too many unfamiliar terms that weren't easily identified through context. I also had a hard time getting into the characters....there were times where I felt I should cry or be devastated, but I was just skeptical (and with cause). My completionist tendancies want me to look at the next book, but that's all it is...I have no desire to see what happens to the characters. Not my cup of tea I guess....