I read this because a few people on my Litsy and here are really into them. I liked that it was a paranormal without any vampires/werewolves/faeries. Just straight up humans with magical ability. There was a lot of story and plot here and I thought most of it was pretty good. This is a very slow burn and the two main characters don't even get together yet in this volume. I like being made to wait. This was the first Ilona Andrews I've read and will have to give their other series a try soon.