I'd say this was a 3.5, rounded up to a 4 for Goodreads. I'm not quite sure I get all the hype that I've seen going around, but I liked it enough to continue the series with book two and see how that one goes. It could very well be that it gets better as you go, in which case, that's not bad at all!

I did like the way the reveal at the end was worked up to - I truly didn't see it coming until it jumped out and hit me in the face.