I on the fence with this story. I really expected to be more enthralled with Mia's story after reading the short story Tempt Me Eternally in the Deep Kiss of Winter anthology. I really loved that story and quickly added all of the Alien Huntress books to my read pile and my Kindle. However, I do think most first stories of a series have a lot that has to go into the book making it hard for the first one to be great (usually). This one seems to have this problem a bit. 
 I didn't always want to continue reading despite my interest. Mia was entertaining but she seemed like so many other female characters who are strong but underneath have vulnerabilities they do not wish to admit too. Half the time I felt Mia was just going back and forth between different places and I started to feel as though she was something of a yo-yo. 
 I was also slightly disappointed that Kyrin wasn't more fleshed out. Mysterious characters are always fun but usually more so over time and books; so having Kyrin be mysterious most of the book only to end with a small explanation about him seemed lacking in some way. I do wish we'd learned small thing about him over Mia's forced stay with him. Even if there isn't a lot to learn, morsels here and there work better than just and oh... and by the way ending. 
 Still, Showalter introduced us to the world without completely boring the reader. And while I wasn't completely in love with this book, I do know that Showalter is a good writer and can really immerse you into a story. So while normally I would be put off by such a slow beginning, I do wish to continue reading the series and have already decided book two is much better. 
 My recommendation is that you try reading book two before completely giving up on the series.