Geez! I have got to stop reading the first book in a series before they're all out! Or maybe I should just swear off series' all together! I wonder how long I'll have to wait until the next one... 
 This is my first experience with Melissa Marr, but I can tell you that I will definitely check out the Wicked Lovely books after this one. She has a beautiful way with words, painting a vivid picture. It can always be a challenge for an author to create a fantastical world, and make it convincing enough for readers to be drawn in. I love the world Marr has created, but having finished the book, I'm feeling a little lost. I hate to think that I will lose this sense of wonder before the sequel. 
 The characters totally sold this for me! I love them all - even the villains! And it's a good thing that they, and the setting, are so awesome, because plot-wise, not much happened. Most of the book was spent world and character building. There are a ridiculous number of tiny details that needed to be put in their place before the plot could take the leaps and bounds I anticipate for the series. Although I highly recommend this book, I would suggest everyone to hold off until the sequel is released, or at the very least be prepared to reread it. All those details will all too easily be lost.