Dark, brooding, and quite violent given the time in which it was written. I didn't like any of the characters--finding them to have highly disagreeable personalities. However, there is a lot of talent in their creation...they have to be written well to make me dislike them. The POV for the book is interesting and uncommon, but it worked. The whole read was just okay for me. Overall I found it too tragic, without much to redeem it as enjoyable in terms of plot. Apparently it was just too much of a downer.