A really enjoyable read. I always wanted to read this book, why did I do it just now? I have no idea, but I'm glad I finally did it. 
 The plot was really good and not to predictable (I did predict a couple of things but overall I was still "surprised"). 
 I liked the characters. Laia was my favorite. I really enjoyed seeing her grow as a strong person. She was real and I really like following her through all of this. I did like Elias but not quite as much. He is a great character but sometimes I was not quite bored but almost. As for the other characters, I wish we had more of them (I love side characters, I needed more), Elias had a bunch of friends, and we basically know nothing about them. I wanted to know more about Keenan, about Izzi, even Zak. 
 I also wish that Elias and Helene were just friends. Why couldn't it be just a friendship? It would have been a lot better. I just couldn't see them together, in a relationship. Just friends would have been a lot better in my opinion.. Overall, the romances weren't quite right. 
 But it was still really good, dark which I enjoyed a lot. I liked the world. A bit of magic which is always good. Yes, it was a great book. Hopefully it won't take me so long to pick up the sequel.