Picking up on the heels of her previous book, Melissa Marr gives us another great book in her urban teen fantasy series. While the first book was mature, this book addresses topics that are slightly more adult than in the last book. The average teen should be able to read the book without it going over their head, but parents should be advised that this book does talk about drugs, rape & addiction. None of it is painted in a glamorous or good light, but I don't want a parent glancing at their kid's book & overreacting. (I actually think this book would be a great way to start up some of those awkward conversations about these subjects.) 
 While the previous book followed Aislinn's struggles, this book instead follows one of her friends- Leslie. Leslie hasn't had a very good life so far. Not only did her skeevy drug addicted brother sell her to his dealer in exchange for settling some of his debts, but her father is rarely at home or cares about what's going on. As a way of dealing with her problems, Leslie dreams about getting a tattoo of her own- something to help her take away her pain & help her deal with everything that has happened to her. Unfortunately her dream tattoo has attached her to the world of the fae, a world that is full of various dangers- the least of which is the handsome Niall, a fae with an addicting personality of his own. 
 This book was overall very good. There were a few points to the book that I didn't like as much as others, but most of those were along the lines of story flow. The rape is supposed to be a focal point in the story, yet not much time is actually spent on it & the resolution to that didn't seem to pack the punch that I was hoping it would. Like another reviewer said, the rape almost seemed like it was a plot point that could have been taken out entirely. It seemed like it was more something to highlight the addiction subplot than anything else & the various addiction themes didn't really need to be enhanced. I also thought that the romance with Niall seemed to be a little "meh" in comparison to the sparks that I saw in the first book between Aislinn & Seth. Really & truthfully, it seemed like it was more of an intense friendship than anything else. 
 All in all, I did enjoy this book, which is why I gave it 4 stars. If I hadn't then I'd probably have given it 3 stars. It's a great book, it just wasn't as good as the previous one. I guess maybe I'm being a little harsh as I'm also comparing it to a similar book that came out a few years before it (Valiant by Terry Black) that I liked more.