Evie is the golden girl - she's dating the school's handsome quarterback and together with her three best friends, she's one-quarter of the most popular clique in school. But when Evie starts having gruesome visions, her mother ships her off for the summer to a house for disturbed teenagers. 
 With the start of a new school year Evie tries to ignore the oddities around her and concentrate on her friends, her boyfriend, and the fact there's only two more years till graduation and then college. Just two more years. 
 That is until the gorgeous bad boy, Jackson Deveraux, comes to town. Complete with his best friends from the Bayou - Lionel, Clotile and Gaston - they're there to shake things up. Instantly there's tension between Jack and Evie. He sees her as the pretty little rich girl who never has to work for anything in her life and Evie sees Jack as a perverted thief from the wrong side of the tracks. But personalities aside - there's plenty of attraction at first sight from both sides. 
 Evie's visions and hallucinations keep getting more bizarre, scary and frequent. When Evie figures out that her nightmares are actually warnings and premonitions of the future- it's too late. The Flash has devastated the world. 
 With the only like she has ever known is falling apart all around her Evie doesn't have much option but to trust one of the only allies she has left - Jack. Together the Cajun and the Princess have to try to work together to survive and figure out what Evie's powers mean. 
 I couldn't put this book down. From the start to the final page there was always something happening that intrigued me into wanting to know exactly what was going to happen next. 
 The highlight was the banter between Evie and Jack. They would constantly bait each other and the resulting conversations were always amusing. I loved the innuendos and playful taunts but also found their more serious interactions just as scintillating. I thought the way Cole wrote Jack's dialogue was perfect - it was easy to read and get into the vibe of the Cajun lingo. What I liked most about these two is how their relationship developed. It's not love at first sight - but there is a great deal of lust from their first encounter. And they aren't perfect - either of them. But they do grow as people and with regards to their relationship with each other. There are misunderstandings and lack of communication skills and whatnot. I loved that things aren't easy for Evie and Jack. 
 Evie's powers fascinated me - I have to admit that I can't wait to see where she goes in the future. And the journey that she's on to defeat the Evil players in the game. She may have started the book as a victim but by the end she was a force to be reckoned with! I have no doubt that Evie will be on the winning side of this dangerous battle but I just don't know if it will be good or evil who will prevail victorious. 
 The Tarot element in the plot is interesting and unique. I don't know much about the Major Arcadia (I had to have a bit of a google search to have a look at the cards we've met so far) and thought Selena, Finn and Matthew were such contrasting characters with powers that are so different and yet still have a lot of power. With there being so many "cards" not yet introduced - there's a lot of room for incredible new characters to make appearances later in the series. 
 Drama, romance, action and magic - this book really does have it all. Without a doubt I can put this down as one of my favourite books of 2012. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.