Like the rest of the world, I was a little let down by this one. I didn't think the characters were necessarily that poorly crafted; I just felt they were too angry, too bitter; I guess too much like real life! Also there were quite a few cliches in this one. We all expect some of that in this genre but there was just too much of it for me. Especially it was from authors who had such a fresh voice the first time out! That said, I'm holding my breath that they'll come up with something great again! I know I could use it!