The only bad thing I can say about this book is that it was over too fast. Well and one other thing: Usually I would not have picked it up because the title just does not speak to me. But the story hooked me on page one. I could not stop reading. I loved the world, the language - just bubbly and not at all brain-missing - and the characters.

After reading some reviews though I have something to add however. Something I kind of forgot amidst all the fun.

Some reviews mentionned the "cutting" that the Specials take up in the second and third books. The characters start cutting themselves to get a clarity high that takes them out of the pretty-haze their brain modification put them in. In a way this behavior appears acceptable, even cool. It should be made clearer that this is not healthy behavior. I know this but some younger readers may not ... there are a few more of these issues with the books. They are still a fun read, but it's fiction and not everything that is done in fiction is good for you.