Always love these books. Excitement, adventure, romance and a main character who is still feminine and has normal teenage insecurities yet can look past them when it counts and show everyone who's boss. Although I hate to swing back to the 90s, there's a lot of "girl power" going on in this book. 
 Would have love to see a lot more of Graves though! Here's hoping the finale will have a double dose of Graves. Surprisingly, I'm still having trouble picking a side! Not many authors can stick you with a love triangle and have you undecided about the characters involved four books in! Despite his absence I'm still leaning toward "goth boy..."