Touched by Fire

So, here's the thing. It's an easy read and the plot and concept is interesting enough to finish it through. However, the world building is really dull. You have a concept that could be so rich in description yet I have no idea what New Chicago is like. Piper, Nat and Ronan felt like empty husks and I just didn't find them to be very compelling over believable. I feel like this book needed to be a lot longer, which is why I'm curious to read book two and give it another chance. This is a great story in theory, it just needs more life.