I want to start with I did like this and find it highly consumable and entertaining. I read it in less than 24 hours and was interested in it enough to read in only two settings.

BUT the story felt like it was missing some pieces. (See spoilers)

My gripe with the story is that there was a lot of referencing what happened at the orphanage after Violet left. What did Silas find in the basement? I thought that there would be an emotionally intimate moment between them where they talked about this at some point. I was sure it would happen before they started getting along again and would serve as a turning point. Silas’s personality is also very different from when he was younger (which Violet points out) and this would have been a great opportunity to explain why. 

I also felt that their demeanor towards each other changed rather abruptly. They were dead set on being pissed at each other and loyal to their respective groups and then suddenly that changed. I was surprised there wasn’t a slower shift while they regained trust. 

I think the book could have used another 50 pages or so to flesh out some of those gaps. 

All of that said, I will probably read the next book in the series when it comes out.