This is a great series. I find myself needing to know about what is going to happen next and I connect with Rose on a personal level. I didn't expect much from such a popular series, but the twists and turns keep me wanting more and more. I do have a few issues with the writing -- sometimes it seems like Mead backtracks too much from book to book and I get bored in the beginning chapters where I just want something to happen. I'm all about the overall plot, however. I would never have been able to tell you that Rose and Lissa end up in this situations that they do from the first book. I just long for a little more depth. And Dmitiri.