I loved the concept and the storyline was cool, but the characters made references to popular tv shows, movies, songs, books WAY too much. These references distracted from the fictional environment and make little sense to anyone who doesn’t know the reference. If the author would have omitted these, the book could have easily been a five star read. As for the readers, Ezekiel was great, but Samiel was too character-y. He sounded like the guy from the twilight zone and his tone NEVER changed through the entire book. A little depth would have been nice.