* Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. *

Gah. I was SO disappointed by this book. Unfortunately, it started off on the wrong foot with me. The first chapter felt choppy and I HATED the way that Rachel kept referring to Zahid as "my professor" instead of just using his name. As the story went on, the writing got better, but the characters just irritated me. ALL of the characters. I just felt like they were all a bit too much and I didn't connect with any of them. There was intellect and imagination behind the writing, but the political bluntness made me turn off a bit. The narrative itself felt weird and unnatural. And the oddball ending didn't help. Dermansky's writing isn't bad, but I couldn't get into this book. This one just flat out wasn't for me.