Really, this book reminded me why I love Urban Fantasy. The books in this genre are much more original than the YA novels with similar prefaces. 
 Anyway, every thing about this book was refreshing. I simply loved the originality of the magic and the way it was well, 'kindled', and the absence of a love triangle-I LOVED IT! Yes, I hate love triangles, give me a couple that has other problems than their relationship, or simply-don't make your heroine a whore who jumps from one guy to another, and I am your fan for life. 
 Some people have pointed out that may be Lon didn't have to be in his forties, but I was quite happy about it-it gave me freedom to imagine Johnny Depp(as Jack Sparrow-only without the headband and a tamer hair) as I read, which may be the way the author imagined it. :) 
 And of course, I loved Jupe, and I really hope that there won't be any love triangle involving Arcadia, Lon, and Jupe's aunt-that would ruin the books. 
 Of course, the ending was predictable-I knew her parents were guilty, but I didn't foresee the fact that they were raving lunatics who hadn't ever loved their daughter. 
 All in all, I loved it, even though it was predictable, because it entertained me a lot, it was easy to read(I breezed through it in less than two days), I liked the characters-and the hedgehog, and I look forward to the next installment.