Vicious

A totally addictive story. It's a bit of a long book, but it doesn't feel like it - I flew through this, eager to find out what would happen next (or what had happened to get us here - brilliant structure).

I did feel like there were some flaws, like the decision Eli & Victor make seems underwritten and far too cavalier/immediate. Plus on occasion, there would be a strange sentence structure or a misused word that would snag my momentum a bit. But overall, this was just entrancing.

I'm dying to learn more about the personality changes EOs experience - what is real, and what is mistaken interpretation? Are people just feeling their pre-existing traits in a more powerful way when social consequences don't control them anymore? It's left ambiguous here, though of course characters' actions speak to the issue. Still, lots to be delved into in the sequel. (Which needs to be published now, please!)