As I middle schooler, I DNFed this book and claimed to hate it because it made no sense. As an adult, I can only conclude that I really sucked in middle school because this is a perfectly decent book. The twist is twisty enough to be surprised even if you've already guessed half of it ahead of time. There were a few instances of poor transitions where characters just suddenly appeared in scenes out of the blue, but I think that's very forgivable for a debut novel. It was fun and easy to keep up with. I like Realm Breaker, so I'm glad to see that I like this book too.