After getting past the fact that these barque cats were not in the same universe as the barque cats I was familiar with from the Talents series, and the fact that it read more like a YA novel, I enjoyed the story. Being a cat lover, there were parts of the story where I wanted to cry, so fair warning to other cat (or just plain animal) lovers out there - some scenes may be a little hard to read. First in a series, and I'll definitely read the next.