The Quick

I was completely unspoiled by reviews, so I went into this book knowing next to nothing. The story starts out small; a boy, his sister, and the crumbling estate on which they live. Then we follow the boy, now a young man, to London as he struggles with his identity and his place in the world. And then, a totally different type of story takes over.
It was so well written, and the characters were well fleshed out, so I carried on. In the end, I was mostly satisfied, but still a little sad to lose the story in the first part.