I should probably preface this by saying that I loved Adrian in Mead's VA series. Seriously loved him. So I am super excited that he's in this series in a major way. I also really liked Sydney, and am enjoying seeing things unfold from her point of view. My major fault with this book was that it was a little bit predictable. (view spoiler)[I definitely knew Keith was behind the tattoo stuff and while I didn't know exactly what was up with Lee, I knew that something definitely was and that he'd somehow be tied into the murders. (hide spoiler)] That being said, though, what I enjoyed most about this book (and all of Mead's other books as well) is that characters and since this featured one of my favorites, the predictability of the plot didn't bother me too much. (view spoiler)[I can kind of see that she might be setting up a love triangle in this series, which is definitely something the author does. I'm kind of sick of love triangles in general and honestly, I think Adrian has dealt with enough crap as far as his love life is concerned. I was pretty sure that he and Sydney would be thrown together romantically before the book came out, and I definitely got behind that idea. And it's more apparent now that they're going to be love interests and I like the idea even more now that I've read the book and gotten a feel for their chemistry. I guess I just don't see the need to throw in another potential love interest when there are other things going on that could serve as obstacles. (hide spoiler)] Anyway, this was definitely a fun read and I look forward to the rest of the series.