This book, especially the first half, was very difficult for me to get into and stick with. This was because of the rather grim starting situation combined with a point of view that was often from the "bad guys" perspective. If I wasn't reading it in order to be able to watch the the 5th season of the show without having to worry about it spoiling any of the book, I probably would have set it down and come back to it sometime in the future. I'm glad I persevered as I ended up liking the book overall.