So have you ever read or watched something that, for the most part, you really enjoyed? And then something happened that left such a bad taste in your mouth that your opinion of the whole thing was colored? That's how I felt about this book. (view spoiler)[I thought that Ethan's self sacrifice and death was touching, and, quite frankly, a ballsy move on the author's part. And then it was ruined when he was brought back to life through some ridiculous BS in this book. I enjoyed the story up to that point, but after, it just felt like the whole reason for the story and this particular plot was to bring Ethan back. And that sucks. I also feel like it diminishes his sacrifice a little (kind of like Buffy sacrificing herself to save Dawn and the world at the end of season 5 only to have her friends yank her out of a heavenly dimension the next season... And speaking of Buffy, the Mallory being addicted to black magic and trying to resurrect Ethan was a total ripoff of Willow in the season 6 finale. Just sayin. I mean, there's a lot of stuff that's kind of a Buffy rip off, but this was pretty blatant). Aaaaaaanyway. Oh, and there's some love triangle type BS as well. Have I mentioned how much I dislike love triangles? It wasn't crazy in your face or anything, but still. And honestly, I think Merit and Jonah have more chemistry than Merit and Ethan. (hide spoiler)]Ugh, just.... I don't know. Hopefully the next book has less ridiculous shenanigans. Also, 2.5 stars, rather than 2.