Not sure if this was a case of too hyped or what...? I spent literally the first 200 pages waiting for SOMETHING to happen. The descriptions of VT bothered me too, as I live in VT and the author was trying to create an atmosphere but relied on saying “Vermont” and “Burlington” as if that somehow made a scene. It doesn’t. In the end, it’s not worth it at all, and I won’t be reading the sequel.