While in the beginning the new world created by Barker seemed daunting, I received the most useful tip: keep reading. The story will guide you through the novelties, and they will eventually click to fill their purpose. What then remains is a world filled with beautifully flawed characters and tense action scenes. When I finished, I wished I had already bought the next book to continue reading. 100% worth it go if it a try, although I can also see how this book might not be for everybody for the very same reasons that I liked the book.