While this book, as a whole, offers lyrical and devastating prose (along with questionably motivated characters), I found myself rather wanting for something more. I greatly enjoyed Martin’s writing, but found that, as the story went on, things sort of fizzled out. The relationships started to feel stale, the ending left me feeling...nothing. Which is not what I hope for in an ending. I understood what I believe to be his message, however I did not connect with the characters. Excellent sentences, a great plot and descriptive characters, but something was missing.