My first book in this series, and while I enjoyed the story and the mystery, I had a hard time understanding everything; this is not a book you can jump into without reading the ones before it. The story kept referencing things in the past, but you do t learn what they are. And they kept referencing the same 2 things; tell me what happened! Besides that, I quite enjoyed the setting, the characters, and a solid mystery that she actually solves.