It's more like 3 and a half stars. I think the basic idea is awesome, and I really enjoyed large parts of the books...but the ending ruined it all a bit. It somehow seemed as if she only remembered 20-30 pages before the end that she also wants to write a sequel to it...it's hard to put in words. It first seems as if everything is leading to a good ending and than a major Deus Ex Machina appears and helps the bad guys...