I'm certain I am no more innocent than I would like myself to be. Ahemn. I may have already read a lot of novels and fictions containing rated-M scenes but this series (especially this book) made me squirm and flinch countless times. Reading this was like watching a porn video. At least for me. See the status of my "Oh.My.."? I was watching a porn at that moment (pun intended). But I don't mean it to be a flaw or anything like that. I knew it gave more life and reality touch for the characters involved,in sync with their seemingly loud emotions. It was yeah..exhilarating and sensational to say the most. Too much shocking, unexpected revelations going on! One second you're sure that this is this, and that is that, then seconds after, you found yourself confused and misled again for tidbits of those you're certain with weren't actually what they seemed to be. Like how I was so sure Barrons is this, and MacKayla is that, and then BOOM! They're actually not! And then BOOMBOOM again! Because some certain characters were far worse than what you expected and saw them to be. Things and events were gradually unfolding leaving you like - "WHAT THE FECKS?! REALLY?! HOW COULD THAT BE?!! HOW-WHY?!" Yeah. It was all JAW-DROPPING. Talk about twisted turn-of-events. Hm. So the ending was...the right ending! I was contented. I'd finally come to rest my mind with all those mind-fecking events. Whew! I'd like to say it was a very very bumpy ride! An adventure I was grateful to have succumbed on! And I could never forget this Fae world Karen weaved out. This was the kind of world I wished I could dream in my dreams and take a chance to take a long peek in reality. It may be a very complicated world yet when you come to live within it and freely induct yourself in its entirety, you'll realize you are actually enjoying, growing attached ..and loving it.. That's what I felt of this Fae world and of our very own world at that. Through journeying along with MacKayla and her tiny-to-drastic epic goals, I learned to love her as much as how I'd loved Katniss Everdeen in Hunger Games Series and Rose Hathaway in Vampire Academy Series. Can I say epic much? =)