I was really looking forward to this book. At first, I wasn't sure about it, but I figured it's by an author I liked in the past (even though this is her first venture as the only author to a book), and the cover is beyond eye-catching. Well, my first instinct was right. I wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't. There were some great parts to it, but not even enough to make me rate it 3 stars. 
 The beginning was interesting enough. The reader is thrown right into the action. However, this is also where I found a fault. The description given on the cover is basically the back story for this book. Yes, as the story continues, you find out more and more about The Day, the Icons, etc., but I would have liked to have a little more information going into the story. Sometimes characters used terms that were foreign or made absolutely no sense at the time in the story, and only finally made sense at the very end. I started putting things together throughout reading this novel, but I wish more information was given in the beginning. Really it would have just needed to be a couple of sentences...just a little bit more than what was presented. 
 Then, the middle of the story came, and it dragged and dragged and dragged. I almost was on the verge of giving up with the book because I got so bored. There were also some things that didn't add up to me. For example, (view spoiler)[Ro and Dol are captured right away, but when they get to their "prison" they walk around free as a bird, leave basically whenever they want, and don't get into any trouble. Now, I understand they are special, but if they are being treated as prisoners (and complaining as such), then there would be a whole lot more restrictions being placed on them. This could just be me, but it bugged me a lot while I was reading (hide spoiler)]. 
 The middle is also where we learn more about the characters, none of which I liked or connected to. As a main character, Dol was just boring and clueless. For someone who can (view spoiler)[sense other people's emotions, she sure stunk at it. It honestly seemed like half the time she didn't know what was happening or how people were feeling around her (hide spoiler)]. And of course, there is a love triangle. While most love triangles can be frustrating, you have to admit, they do keep the story interesting and can be fun if they're written properly. Well, in this case, it isn't. The main thing that bothered me was Lucas. I just couldn't stand him throughout the entire book, and his actions make him extremely unlikeable. But in Dol's eyes, he is amazing, spectacular, and godly. It made me want to gag. Ro is understandable as a side of the triangle, but Lucas made no sense to me. Lucas is basically a complete arrogant jerk (and not in the good way). Ro is a fighter that is willing to do anything for Dol. Obviously, we are supposed to be rooting for Lucas, but I was Team Ro from the very beginning. Tima was more interesting. She basically kept the story going in my opinion, and I would have much rather read the story from her POV than Dol's. 
 The ending was also less than spectacular. You basically can figure mostly everything out by the end, so there is no big surprises. The writing was not what I expected by one of the co-authors of the Beautiful Creatures series. I guess I just wanted more from this book because it showed a TON of potential. However, I definitely will not be reading the next one.