This book is good, but not one I would read all the time. I first read it at a time when I was looking for a sweet and quick romance between two people and liked the supernatural to a point of obsession. Now, I'm re-reading the series (or at least the first two books) so that I read read the last one and not be all "What? I don't get it." So thus I am reading a book that is not the greatest, but not horrible either. Sam is a really sappy character that many girls would like for a boyfriend just so she can feel really pretty before moving on to a guy who really turned her crank. Grace is independence incarnate, constantly there for Sam and her parents. She is supremely steady and quite practical, but appreciates Sam quite a bit. Isabel is somewhat of a Bi- witch in the beginning, but really she has a strong backbone and is quite intuitive. I like Olivia, but think that she is actually quite stupid for all Grace praises her for her smarts. Beck is changing, yet is my favourite character of this book, for many reasons unknown to me. The plot was slow (as I'm one for quite a bit of action) so it took me a while to get through it, but over all it was a good read.