Actual Rating 
 : 3.8 
 I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's semi fast-paced, but definitely an easy read. I love reading from Rose's POV, as she is a kickass female protagonist and the close bond between her and Lissa is really refreshing and definitely makes me want a friendship like theirs. This book was definitely a great start to the series and I really want to go out and see the movie adaptation for it already! As always, there is a good deal of world building and character set-up since it's the first book, but there were still definitely some "Oh sh*t" moments. I've been put off on whole vampire-themed YA books since the whole Twilight fandom kicked off (as did the parodies and such)and was ruined for me, but this book was pretty unique. I really like how there's two classe of vampires and the fact that some can wield elemental magic. The vampire aspect isn't so typical and I'm just a sucker for books set in boarding schools. All in all, I can't wait to see what the rest of the series has in store for me. 
 SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT: 
 I totally knew I couldn't trust Natalie. Pfffffft.