I was going through withdrawals after having finished the last installment of The Others, so I decided to start this series. And oh my god, this might have been the worst book I’ve ever read in my life. I wouldn’t even have guessed it was the same author. I had to double- and triple check just to make sure. I kept trying to finish it because it’s ongoing and she’s clearly gotten much better since this was published, but I just can’t do it…