This book was okay, but I felt like I joined a series midstream. I got it because it says book 1 in a series, but I don't believe this can possibly be the starting point. The author assumes we know these characters and their backstories so we're left trying to fill in the gaps. There may be a prequel somewhere, but I didn't enjoy this enough to look for it. I won't be moving on to the next book. I just don't care what happens to these characters. ( )