I enjoyed this book, though it took me awhile to get into. It had a very slow start, but once it picked up its pace for me, it had me. 

I enjoyed getting to learn about the characters. Darlington, Turner, Dawes and of course, Alex. The transitions between the past and present were really well done. Normally I hate the transitions because I just want to know what happens in one storyline, but they were well done and relevant. Getting to see Alex's relationships with her peers develop in each storyline (Darlington in the past, and Dawes in the present) were interesting, and I was a big fan of seeing the friendship between Dawes and Alex. 

The dynamic between Turner and Alex was really entertaining, and North even grew on me. 

Overall, a slow plot but really interesting characters that make up for it.