I really tried to get into this book — I gave it to chapter 13 before I decided that I had wasted enough time trying to get “hooked” and gave up. I truly don’t understand all the good reviews. There really didn’t seem to be much (if any plot) through the first 12 chapters — things happened, but I wouldn’t say there was an actual plot yet. The characters were meh — I didn’t bond with any of them. In my opinion, the narrators were ok but not fantastic. Maybe if I stuck it out for a few more hours it would have picked up.(??) I gave up and decided to move on to something that I might actually enjoy listening to rather than something i felt compelled to listen to because I spent a credit on it.