POV character Ani starts out as frustratingly shallow, shortsighted, and resistant to logic, all of which contradict her stated character. It's a pity, and seems awfully sloppy. However, we end up with the same ham-flavored but ultimately well-accompanied foreshadowing and rounding out of formerly flat characters all around by the end. The author's command of tension and resolution is much better in this one; it is very difficult to stop reading in the intense bits.