What could have been such a great read was not a great execution. I found both the character development and the plot rushed. Not much was flushed out and it all felt like things were moving too fast without much support to really care about what was going on. I ended the book not really caring what had happened, not really caring about any of the characters, and even though I could tell that this was the first book in a series, I don't have any care to find out what happens. With the understanding that this is a middle grade book I still feel like a better job could have been done. Especially with the background lore and the character development. Just because it is written for a younger audience does not mean that I should not care or know much about the characters and not really understand what was going on the whole time. Unfortunately I will not be continuing on with this series.