I found this book whilest going on a wild goose chase looking for "Sunshine"(aka, a half-decent vampire book)at Borders. I was only supposed to be getting "Sunshine" but I kept getting drawn back this this book, and as I waited for for the counter clerk to finish calling around to the other stores, I couldn't help but read a few pages in.
I was hooked.
It starts out a little slow, and speeds up and slows down periodically throughout the book, but it's a wonderful read nonetheless.