A very solid debut novel. It doesn't feel like a first book - the characters' development and introspection has real maturity and depth. It felt like the male characters were more strongly written, more nuanced, given more voice even though they don't get their own sections until Part 2. More balance there would have been nice; we somewhat lose the female characters we started with by the end. I also feel like perhaps I could have used slightly less introspection, despite how well it was done, as it slows the book down to the point where, when it ends, you're ready for it to end.