There was a lot of hype for this book, which is why I decided to pick it up. It was easy to get through, but I was only looking to get through it. I did not really enjoy it. I felt that the middle 200 pages could be ripped out and the story would be the same. I can appreciate the character development for August and (the older) main character. However, I was not impressed with the book overall. It was very anti-climatic.