I'm a little conflicted in my thoughts on this one. On one hand, I love the characters and their interactions/relationships with one another and found them to be genuinely interesting; the story concept was intriguing as well. On the other hand...the first 60% of the book dragged so heavily that I had to force myself though it. Once I hit the 60% mark though, it felt like the pacing of the book shifted entirely - in a good way. 

While the pacing brought the enjoyment down for me, I'm still very much interested to see where the next book takes the group.