I had heard nothing about this book, and I only knew that it was a movie, and likewise heard nothing about it, no feedback, no opinions, no nothing. I wasn't really into the live-action movies too much, but when I saw the book on the shelf, I was like, "Wait...this is a novel, too?" So I bought it and I'm actually thankful I did. I think I ended up liking this better than the other Death Note novel I read (The Los Angeles BB Serial Murder Cases), because it was an easier story to follow, despite the fact that I hadn't seen any of the movies. It actually took me a minute to realize that they'd changed the way things happened in the movies compared to the manga. I also thought that L was much more badass in this book than he was in the manga (this may be an arguable point, but whatever). I also really liked the cover art, both front and back, as well as the picture of Light and L inside the book, just before the first chapter. This may actually get readers into wanting to see the live-action films, if they haven't already.