these characters and what they had to deal with. i felt their pain. there were quite a few surprises and twists and turns in this book-with the characters and the plot line. an amazing plot line by the way. this book was wonderful first book to a series and a great set up for the second book. i am so extremely excited to see how this series progresses. i have high hopes. there is still so much of this story to be told and so many more magical and amazing moments to be had. this book was just the beginning of the adventure. there is so much more in store 