There was a lot I liked about this one. The mystery was interesting and definitely puzzling. I really liked Sarah and her friends (especially Stella) and her stabs and creating a new life for herself. Unfortunately, even though I really liked Sarah her focus on investigating and her continued involvement with base-life were kind of cringe-y and a bit odd. She is having to make major life adjustments so I understand that that would be difficult but I did kind of want to shake her. There is character progression as the book goes on (and redemption of a few characters) so I think the series will improve but for the first book the cringe factor was a bit too high for full enjoyment.