I was very surprised by this book, it had so much more going on than I'd first expected. The reveals and mystery surrounding what happened before the start of the novel. The characters were well fleshed out and brought so much to the story all with their own personalities that shone through the pages. It took me a little while to get fully immersed into the book, however once I was it was difficult to put down and disengage from the story to get on with my actual life and I spent the time waiting until I could pick it back up and get back into the novel to find out what was happening and where the storyline was going next. The writing was easy to get along with and progressed the story naturally. I was surprised to see this was part of a series, which I didn't know beforehand, however I had no issues not knowing what had happened previously and the books do seem to also work well as standalones.