This book has a lot of potential, and possibly in future books it will reach that, but this one fell short for me. I loved the premise, and it had a fantastic introduction that drew me in at the start, but then the flow of the storyline unfortunately lost me. Despite the promising premise, it felt as though there wasn't a major overarching narrative to draw the book together, and there was a disconnect driven by this and flashbacks, with the present often being unexplained which gave me the feeling of me adrift. The characters could have used some more development as well, although I accept that this is only the first book and therefore there is time for that growth, but again it felt as though there was a disconnect between them and the plot for the most part. That said, I did enjoy Reuyen as a character and would like to see more from her. Overall, it had promise, but it needs to do more to convince me of its narrative.