I'm generally known as a speed demon when it comes to books, and can often finish one within a couple of days. However this... tome, for want of a better word, took me 10 days to finish. It wasn't that long at 563 pages (I finished Divergent in a day after all), however it felt very, very long. Witches and Wizards are supposed to be FUN, right? 
 The story was fine, and enjoyable! Having the two main characters locked into a centuries old war, with the days closing in them kept me reading page after page. I wanted to know if Lena would chose to go Light or Dark and if whatever it was that was that she was running from would catch up with her. 
 However, there were a lot of bad decisions that made it stand out as a debut novel. Having a male main character is a great idea but here it felt gimmicky. I like Ethan but he really wasn't that interesting as a person, just a small town boy (born and raised in Gatlin, not South Detroit sadly) who felt the need to remind me of every page that he lived in a small town. I wanted to hear from Lena! 
 After a lot of build up that should have been cut down a good hundred pages, the ending felt rushed and didn't quite have the bang that I was expecting, although I suppose that Lena did write "not with a bang but with a whimper" over and over, I just didn't realise that she was talking about the book. 
 I do have hopes for the second book, I think it could be much better. IF, they get the heck out of Gatlin already. I couldn't tolerate another book set entirely in this ridiculous town. The main reason I want to continue this story to be honest was because I saw the movie first (*shocked gasps from the audience*) and I genuinely think the movie was better (*audience member faints*). I think they changed a lot though, so will be rewatching to find out!