The story was rushed, there was not enough depth to really get to know the characters and not enough background to pull the story together. Some of it was comically far fetched (I know, I know, it's a fantasy story but seriously, a secret island where it's nighttime constantly with slaves and massive treetop modernized penthouses???)

These essays are a far cry from what used to be called essays upon some topic of interest. These 'essays' are rather short stories, and not essays at all.

The adhesive strip at the top of flap did not contour correctly and did not stick, otherwise, the flaps are nicely made.