I read this book on and off a couple chapter by chapter. At first I thought the mysterious character in the story was a ghost or something and could not figure out what she/he is until almost the end of the book. An overall stories surrounding other characters weren't so much interesting as I expected or bit boring as matter of fact which is one of the reasons I could not continue reading all at once. But I was very excited when I found out what the mysterious character was and wanted to know the ending. As for epilogue, I though it was an unnecessary closure with too much information. I give "average" rate for a good excitement towards the end! A very good book to read when you need some romance and mystery.