Yes, if anything the story has a lot of unexpected turns and surprises. The most unexpected thing was Maria for me. I really didn't see this comming and it almost broke me heart. I also look forward to "change the world". This is going to be huge and I guess Autumn and Hazel may be involved in some of that change.
The political stance of some characters isn't yet that clear to me, so that's also going to be interesting, especially Kali's dad and Cornwall.