O man. I have been wanting to read this for quite some time now and I'm so glad I finally did. It was super fun and I immediately connected to all of the characters. If you are a Buffy fan (like me!) I highly recommend picking this up. It's basically about a spunky teenage girl (al a Buffy) taking on the forces of the paranormal. Oh, and did I forget to mention that her best friend is a Mermaid who curses like a sailor? So fun. 
 There's also romance, of course. I enjoyed the relationship between Lend and Evie. The only downside was that it was rather PG rated. I'm not saying that their relationship needs a hard "R" or anything but the heat between them was a bit room temperature. 
 Overall, it was super fun and I'm really pumped for book 2! (less)