I can't gather my thoughts about how I feel about this book. I'm utterly speechless. 
 All right, let me try this; 
 The first thing that came to me when I was reading this book was, "This is what I'm looking for in a fantasy young adult book after Harry Potter." 
 Yes. And it was true. It was absolutely a great read for young adult book lovers who enjoy magic, fantasy-based romantic novels with strong characters. I've never read something like this. 
 Admittedly, I was confused for a while. But I held on, because I had this strong intuitive feeling that it would be a great adventure, which proved me right. Who would have thought that I'd be swept up by the ever-growing complications of the characters, the relationships and Alina's gest that want me to return for the series' next installments? No. Nobody. Not even me. 
 Everything was awesome, vivid and fast-paced. The plot twist was, well, surprising. 
 The book had an interesting premise and language. Was it Russian or German? I don't know. I started to care less after few chapters, anyway. 
 Can we talk about the Darkling? He reminded me so much of Warner from Shatter Me series and the witch from Into The Woods movie. 
 I like him. I am and forever will be under Team Darkling. He was captivating and breathtaking, prolly the pretiest villain ever. I know there's a good reason for what he did. There's definitely a good explanation, right? 
 Then there's Mal. Er, well, I can't say that I don't like him. I just dont feel any emotions from him. Or maybe I'm just too biased? Either way, all the same. 
 All in all, it was an imaginative suspenseful novel. A great cliff-hanger ending. I am hungry for more. And honestly, I have this urge to go back and read it again and again and again. I don't think I will get tired and old of this story. It was written in adept - 372 pages of pure perfection. 
 Final rating: 4.5 stars