The characters in this book felt much more real than most I've read. It was nice finding a book that didn't have your typical third act break up. Now that's not to say that it didn't happen but it was done well. I love this book a lot more than I expected to and can't wait to read the rest of the series.
Note though: if you listen to the audio books and don't want to listen to a female newscaster dragging out the last syllables of every sentence, I highly suggest actually reading it and not going the audio book route.