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I wasn't crazy about the POV division, wherein part 1 is just Gabriel's POV and part 2 is just Antonio's. I see why it was done that way, but I kind of missed Gabriel's perspective in part 2 (although you know Gabriel well enough by that point that you can guess how he'd react to things). I like also how the romance comes about; we're presented with two characters in the beginning of the novel who seem to have no business even talking to each other, but the way they fall in love feels organic and natural in the way the events unfold. I like also that Baumbach and Lanyon are not afraid to let Bad Things happen to their characters, which ups the suspense. No one comes out of this one unscathed, which keeps the reader guessing. ]]>