The author has a knack for crafting a story that is entertaining and exciting, while not taking itself too seriously (even though there’s quite a bit serious about the conditions when we first encounter our protagonist). Finishing this first book of the series, even without knowing it’s part of a larger series, you just know that this is a story that will continue past the final page…even if the author hadn’t chosen to continue…and that says something about the three-dimensionality of the characters an author is writing when you know that they are still going on and doing things after you close the book (or turn off your Kindle, whichever the case may be).