I had HUGE expectations for this book because it seemed right up my alley. I loved the setting and dark romances are always a winner for me. Although this book is definitely enjoyable, I found myself getting a bit bored with the plot and became tired of all the cliches, predictability and just plain... weirdness. 
 The heroine, Violet, really got on my nerves as the story progressed because she made really stupid decisions and became obsessed with River despite all the signs of evil pointing to them. Been there, read that before. There is also the stereotypical older brother and best friend, and both of them annoyed me as well. The older brother was a major player and seemed just as obsessed with River as Violet was. 
 The mystery in the first fifty or so pages is the only thing that really hooked me and that didn't last too long because it was solved very quickly by a confession from River, which I'm sure we all saw coming.