The overall story and the twists were fun, and Vega can put together some fast, violent action sequences. But the pacing does a disservice here because there's not enough plot, so it feels rushed and as though it's all happening within the span of a couple of days.

If Vega had built it out into a book twice as long and really spent time developing the character relationships, this could have been great (and the writing could have used more time, too; there are some pretty over-used and awkward passages in here). But as it stands, it's an entertaining one-day read that I would only recommend if you already have a copy hanging around and need something to do for a few hours.