This book tried to do too much and in the end it did not do any of them very well. It was an okay read, but I found myself constantly annoyed with the author, the characters, and the plot ... not much was left. I was riveted for the wrong reasons, just trying to see where the novel would leave us with every new thread that was introduced. In the end I'm left with just a "meh" feeling and I'll be onto the next book.