This book had everything. Action, tragedy, drama, romance, humour and most of all imagination. I thought the plot was very original and well written. The protagonist was one who was strong but also had her fragile moments, altogethor quite well balanced. The love interest wasn't a big focal point of the story at all which I think was far more effective for the type of book. 
 The highlight of the book for me was Bethany and Skylar. Skylar, despite being 'slightly' physchic was stil very vulnerable but she would still do everything she could for her friend in need. The way her personality and family was portrayed made her seem so adorably lovely. Bethany, the school cheerleader, is one of the most unlikely characters to be involved in ass-kicking action, by normal ya paranormal standards which is what made her so much better. I liked how Bethany was determined to pull her own weight and be a good friend in her own way. 
 There were a few things that threw me off a bit, namely, the inclusion of Genevieve and Darryl. Were they really needed to be respective computer hacker and FBI bugging friends from the sideline? It was completely unnecessary IMO, especially as we only see them once in the whole book for a grand total of one conversation. Also, the unrealistic time span of the book. It worked, sure, but a large part of the book only happened in one day and I found myself trying to work out how you could possibly do all that butt-whooping in one day. 
 I'm impressed (and relieved) that so much was accomplished in one stand alone book, it also goes to show how sometimes series are doing it wrong. Although some of the plot was guessable and quite predictable, even that stuff was still interesting to read, not to mention the curveballs being thrown out there!