Listen. I know people have talked about this as actually being good... and it's not that I didn't believe them it's just... 
 Okay. I didn't really believe them. 
 Don't get me wrong, this is absolutely a YA paranormal romance circa 2011. The plotting, the pacing, the love triangle... it was all there. But Hand is able to pull it off. Sure, parts of it are silly and tropey, but always in a totally enjoyable way. The romance in particular is handled really well. 
 I'm actually sort of mad that I liked this..! That sounds horrible, but I'm mostly mad because I'm definitely going to have to read the rest of the trilogy now. And haha I really don't need any more series on-the-go right now but OH WELL.