Pleasantly surprised with this one. Faery/fey stories are not really my thing, but this series came up in a couple fantasy lists, so I gave it a try. First of all, it was so refreshing to read a YA series that was pretty much clean--no gratuitous sex and language. Yes, there are bloody battles, and scary things happen, so definitely not a PG book, violence - wise, but the romantic tension doesn't devolve into jumping in bed together. There is a fade to black reference near the end of the series, but all in all, I just love it when teenagers can just have adventures together without being consumed with lust. 
 I had heard Ash described as one of the greatest dark hero leads in YA, and I admit that I didn't really fall in love with him, but part of that may be that he's not my type. I didn't quite see what he and Meghan saw in each other in the first book and felt their mutual attraction bordered on instalove, but I was committed to their relationship by the end of the series. Puck was so well done, just as I imagined him from Shakespeare, etc, and as much as I am sick of love triangles involving the nice best friend and the dark, brooding bad boy, this one wasn't too annoying for me. I bought Puck and Ash's friendship, particularly as the books progressed. 
 Just based on the description (human girl who actually has secret powers inherited from an otherworldly father she never knew!), Meghan should have been a big cliche, another tstl heroine, or an insufferable Mary Sue, but I actually liked her. I liked the way the series flowed--no saggy middle--and found the pacing quite satisfying. Her character development kept moving. She grows up a lot, and I liked her more than many of the big YA heroines of recent memory. 
 The setting drew me in for sure. Not being a big reader in this faery subgenre, I didn't come in with too many preconceptions about the summer and winter courts or the various types of faery folk. I liked this world and rapidly read the entire series over one week of vacation. I plan to read the sequel series, too. Loved several side characters, too. 
 Really, if my girls are into this genre in a few years, I will let them read these. 3.5 stars because I won't necessarily read them again, but almost got 4 stars for being clean enough to recommend.