While it took a little while to get into, this book ended up sucking me in completely. The book starts by throwing you into a fully established world, this made me feel like I was playing catch up for the first 1/5 of the book. Once I got an understanding of what was going on and who the characters were, I was engrossed in the story. I really liked the main characters, Zafira and Nasir, especially watching their relationship develop. I loved how their commonalities developed as we learned more about the characters and it was interesting to have each of their points of view since we knew things about them that the other character did not. I think they were both really strong characters and their stories are well developed throughout the book. I wish that the side characters had been developed more. I liked the characters in their little crew and I think they had fun dynamics that played well off each other, however, I didn't really connect with them as much as I wanted. We got small bits of each of their stories but they didn't really have their own arch in the book and were just used as a means to an end for the main characters. The plot itself was unique and had enough twists to keep the reader on their toes. The twists were well developed too, so I could see some coming while others took me by surprise. I can't wait to read the next book to see how these characters' stories end.