I just binge-read this book (instead of sleeping) and I'm so glad I did. While I still wish that the background of the story was a bit more in the foreground, I loved every bit of this series. I'm putting this on my "I need hardback versions" list. :-)

Oh my Nokley! It's a prequel and it's wonderful!!! So so good!

... Wow. I expected brutal based on the events in Cinder, but geez.