The first half of the book was kinda meh to me. I mean... it was hot and all (no complaints there!) but sometimes when a novel is made of a succession of hot scenes it gets a bit boring. It was almost like a been-there-read-that sort of thing: A strong heroine with "special" powers that make her different from others, and who EVERY SINGLE paranormal being seems to lust for, even when no one man did in the 'normal' world. Now that's new. The one thing I was grateful for was the fact SHE HAD FRIENDS. That never happens in PNR! The heroine is always socially inept or too special to talk to normal beings. So that was a relief and the one thing that stopped me from calling the entire novel a cliche. But then it took off. 
 Thankfully, around 70% of the book (according to my Kindle) the action started. And Elena and Raphael's relationship also became more real. I still don't like him, though. Yes, he's hot as hell but he's also an asshole. And Elena is a moron. She could've got what she wanted out of him without agreeing to be his toy -cause, let's face it, it doesn't matter how many times you say you're not gonna do something, the moment you do it you're being a hypocrite, unless you admit you regret either saying it or doing it but enough with the riddles, lol (Sorry! This is me thinking out loud). I'll read the next ones cause I did like it in the end, I liked the turn of events, and yes, I'm a sucker for bad boys who fall for the girl, as my shelf indicates :)