First off, Brie is totally relatable. She's geeky, but not in the overpowering, stereotype way. She doesn't think she's pretty, she thinks she's invisible BUT she doesn't spend hours whining about it. She accepts it, she's chill about it and she let's that make her stronger. Especially after dealing with the character of America in The Selection, that was fantastic to read. Add in some snappy dialogue and I was hooked. 
 The book started off with a rocky beginning, and that was when I realized this book was going to go severely either way with me. The reason for the half star dock is that there were a few logical inconsistencies that made me flip back a few pages and say WHAT JUST HAPPENED HERE? or HOW DOES THAT WORK? and I got no explanation. For me, though, they were small (okay, one was not so small and that's the biggest reason for the docked 1/2 star but I can't tell you what it is without spoiling!) and I forgot them in the fast pace of the novel. I just enjoyed the ride. 
 And it is a fantastic ride. There are few books that make me actually laugh out loud, and this is one of them. I was not a fan of Blake at first, but then all the sudden Brie is being all stupidly into insta-love and Blake takes a step back and goes INSTA-LOVE? EW! We became good friends after that point. 
 The mythology-as you might have seen hinted at and that's probably the reason why you thought this book was cool-doesn't disappoint. Vance doesn't spend an inordinate amount of time explaining it either, which is nice. We know what we need to know as we need to know it. Then, of course, there is all the supernatural powers being flung around. In my book, that is always awesome. Despite not knowing anything about these Irish myths, I was instantly at home in the world and the legend, which isn't always easy to do. 
 A big thing with me is always a book's pacing, and there Silver didn't disappoint either. There was certainly time set about for "normal" life and romance, but there was plenty of action too-at almost the perfect intervals, actually. Nothing was squashed together or rushed, for the most part. The book kept moving and I was unable to find many places to stop and catch my breath. I know I'm into a book when I have to force myself to literally get up and take a breather for a second.