I wish I had read the customer reviews before ordering this book and not only wasting my money but also my time reading it. The description says "Though the book stands alone, it is also Book 1 in the critically acclaimed, popular series...) Don't know how they can say the book stands alone - it definitely does not! The book ends with nothing resolved. I know I will not be buying any other books in this series. I hated to even give it one star. The one good thing that came from this book was that it has alerted me to the need to read not only the book description but also the customer reviews when considering a book.