I was really disappointed with this novel. The characters were paper thin and the dialogue was so unrealistic, tedious and boring. The author spent a whole page having two characters discuss the ingredients of those GNC supplements. How boring. The plot was uneven but at the same time predictable. I won't pick up another Outland novel. I was half way through this book before I realized I had read one of the authors murder mysteries which was just as disjointed as this novel.