Like 3.5/3.75 stars? I can't decide! I'm unsure of my feelings for this book. I liked the main character, and I liked her relationship with the other girls. I didn't really get The Shade, and wish it had been expanded on more, and I kind of didn't really like Derek. There were parts where I loved him and thought he was super hot or whatever, but then there were parts where he just acted like a complete asshole. Like at one point he tried to kiss Sofia and she pulled away so he stopped, and his inner monologue was like 'if it had been any other woman I'd have forced the kiss anyway' like... wtf?? Do you want a medal for not sexually abusing Sofia?? No pal. 
 Anyway, I liked Sofia and I liked her friends and I liked the witch, and Lucas was a well written villain, but I didn't like Derek and I didn't really like Ben either, and the whole plot wasn't very unique for me (timid girl gets kidnapped by vampires then inevitably falls in love with the misunderstood vampire who is trying to be good but is still kind of an asshole). 
 I might continue with the next book, but it's just so long, and I'm unsure whether I have that much of an interest in continuing on with these characters' stories. We shall see! Some of the plot twists were pretty good, but most of them I saw coming.