I think this tried to do too many things at once. Also I found it hard to suspend disbelief for the many of the twists and turns.

This is one of those series that could probably have benefited from an editor who was ruthless it cutting this down to a core, more linear story.

Not exactly terrible, just a little too much rambling for my taste.

And as another reviewer noted... males are probably not the primary target audience.

So gender bias may possibly explain why people seem to love it or hate it?