The problem with the goodreads is that it leaves you saying things like "This is a high three stars" which is not the same thing as a low three stars. And this is partially three stars because there was a moment of violence that threw me off and disturbed me for more of the book than I expected (yes, I know, I just finished a trilogy focused around blood and sacrifice, this is different). This may be a testament to Lo's abilities that I cared enough to feel along with the character or its a sign of my perennial "innocent-bystander empathy" issues. (I'm the kind of person who'll will spend half a movie wondering about the person who early got run over in the chase scene at the beginning).
Anyway, the problem with Adaptation, for me, is that its not really my kind of novel. I love young adult fantasy and scifi...until its set in the real world and then I find myself suddenly resistant. This would have been a been a four star book in a genre I liked. And, to be fair, the cliffhanger means that I will be reading the sequel as soon as it comes out.
Sometimes it seems unfair to rate books based purely on my predilections but, then, what else is there?