Ok so, this book could have gone 4 stars or could have gone 2, but it does not get 3. Because 3 is for solidly good, and 4 is for really solid, but 2 is for this book made me mad. And it is really solidly constructed, until the end. The pacing is perfect, the writing is clear and fun, the dramatic reveal is predicted but not predicted too soon, the characters are a bit flat but have believable motives. BUT the ending is both a cliffhanger AND sloppy. And I'm having a hard time forgiving it.