I can't believe how this book went! I sort of set it down for two or three days, but I actually had to stop myself from picking it up, telling myself that I had other things to do instead. I truly enjoyed it. I have to say that, well, the ending was, yet was not, what I expected. I was very interested in all of the characters and how they grew. It started out with action and ended with action, yet it gave a very satisfying, if exciting, ending to the story as a whole so you do not have to worry about how things went for everyone. You know, there is no doubt. But the book also left room for something of a sequel, should the author decide to write one, though it would likely be a companion novel. I have not put it through the test of a second read, yet, but I don't doubt that I'll want to pick it up again within the next couple of years.