This has all the hallmarks of a YA fantasy novel I could fall in love with: great world building, an intriguing plot, a great female character, the start of a series. It just didn't hit the mark. There's something missing from Incarceron - it tries too hard right out of the gate, and there are very few times I feel even the slightest bit emotionally connected to any of the characters. They're just there, and I couldn't have cared less if any of them made it to the end.

There was enough in Incarceron to keep me reading until the end, but I don't think I'll be picking up the rest of the series at all.