This was not quite what I expected, but in a good way. I expected the writing style to be similar to Shiver but it wasn't. I did love the writing style in the other series, but it wouldn't have matched this series. This is a much darker story that I thought it would be. 
 Blue was interesting. She seemed pretty independent and pretty confident in herself and who she is as a person. She didn't seem to have any friends, other than the psychics who lived at her house and even then they were more maternal figures than friends. She definitely seemed more romance driven compared to the other characters. There were moments where she seemed almost like a push over but she was able to rebel in her own way at the same time. 
 The psychics that Blue lived with were pretty crazy. It's weird to think that a group of similarly talented people could all congregate in the same house and actually somewhat get along. The only one who seemed atypical was Neeve. She very subtly plays a large part in what's happening in Henrietta. I'm curious to know what happens to her since it was left very open at the end. Also, I'm curious about "Butternut". 
 The other main characters were the Raven Boys who go to the private school Aglionby. 
 -Adam is the stereotypical scholarship student. He has many issues at home and the typical not enough money issues as well. He works hard to move his way up but at the same time this determination is almost a crutch. He is not a very trusting person and definitely holds a lot of anger. After what happens at the end of this first book, I can only imagine the kind of hell he is going to have to deal with in the future. 
 -Gansey is basically the leader in this group of Raven Boys. He is rich and oblivious of how to deal with it basically. He definitely fits the role of an obsessive kid. He seems to be pretty history and curiosity driven. It was unexpected to find out what sparked this interest in his hunt/obsession. 
 -Ronan is the tortured soul. I can't wait to learn more about him and his history as it is only briefly touched upon so far. I do wonder why they mention he is "more raven" than the others. 
 -Noah. Poor, poor Noah. I can't say much more without spoiling anything. 
 There are some pretty obvious parts. It was easy to predict who the bad guy was and history certainly repeats itself with what happened to him prior to this book and what happens at the end of this book.