This book is broken into three parts- The first part was my least favorite, I found it cardboard and awkward, the big surprise twist wasn't much of a twist as you were pounded upside the head with so many hints that it was all fairly obvious. The second and third parts were perhaps the most enjoyable and are what managed to scrounge up a second star for this. All in all, still nothing spectaular, kind of dry, the characters were kind of flat, but the subject matter was interesting enough to keep me reading. The very end did manage to provide a twist that actually was kind of surprising, so that cinched the second star- but in the longrun, still would not recommend.