As I started to read this book, I'll admit it- I was a bit cynical about it. It sounded like the plotline from `Twilight'. Angsty love interest with a secret? Check. Lead female who looks a lot like the author? Check. Supernatural plotline? Check. With stuff like that, you can't blame me for being a little suspicious of this book. But there have been times where I have been horribly wrong about something & this was one of those times. Once I got started with this book I couldn't put it down. I know what you're thinking- "This is a Vine review, so she's probably giving it 5 stars to suck up, right?" You'd be wrong there- this book genuinely deserves that 5 star rating. (At least in my opinion. I think the book was good enough that I'm already planning on plunking my own hard cash for the next volume, which is a big thing for me. I usually check them out via the library.) 
 The story follows Nora, a leggy young teen who spends most of her time not dating & hanging out with her best friend Vee. It's not until the mysterious Patch appears in her biology class that Nora's life begins to take a turn towards the dangerous. Just as Nora starts attracting the attentions of not only Patch but the handsome new transfer student Elliot, a ski-masked stranger begins stalking her with only one intent- the intent to kill. As Nora tries to make sense of everything, she finds that the more she discovers the less sense everything makes. 
 I wasn't sure if I'd like this book, but it was far better than I ever could've hoped. Like so many others have said, there's going to be a lot of people comparing this series to `Twilight' because so much of the material is similar. That would be doing this series a disservice because to be honest, the whole idea of a supernatural teen love story is not a new thing. `Twilight' may have captured the public, but it didn't tread any new ground & neither does `Hush Hush'. `Hush Hush' does use a subject matter that hasn't been tread into the ground & they do use it in an interesting new way, which is a good selling point for this series. (To be honest, `Hush Hush' reminds me more of the BBC show `Hex' than `Twilight', anway.) 
 I liked the chemistry between Patch & Nora. There's decent heat to begin with & I liked that in the beginning Nora wasn't head over heels for him & did try pretty hard to avoid him. I also liked the character of Vee- sure, she was a little annoying at times, but she made me laugh several times during the book. I'm willing to overlook annoying as long as I'm entertained by the character, which I was. My only thoughts about all of this are about how they're going to deal with these things in the next book. Patch & Nora's chemistry so far is predominantly physical, so at some point Nora's going to realize that she doesn't know much about Patch background or personality-wise. Then there's also Vee- at some point she's going to have to be told about Patch & an entire world she knows nothing about. 
 Now for the cons. Like I said, the relationship between Patch & Nora is pretty much physically driven at this point. They're not in a sexual relationship, but so far I can't really see where they're basing their affection on anything other than their physical attraction. There's the potential for more, so I'm hoping that's fleshed out in the upcoming book(s). Another thing I felt could've been improved is the pacing. There's two separate groups (if you can call them that) of bad guys in the book & the ending for them just felt a little rushed. One of them was more of a setup for future books, but I just wish that there'd been maybe about 10-20 pages more so there could be a bit more buildup for that particular bad guy. These things didn't ruin my overall enjoyment of the book, but they're things I wish had been a bit differently & could turn a few people off from the book. 
 If promoted well, I can see this series becoming pretty popular- the characters are interesting & the plotline is nicely done. The writing is decent for a teen novel & I really can't wait for when the next book will be released. I'll admit it, I'm hooked & I want more. (But still... check out the show `Hex'. The book is very strongly similar in several ways & the show is incredibly awesome.) 
 (ARC provided by Vine)