I was a little hesitant to read this book. It has a great premise and the blurb on the back really pulls the reader in and gets them interested. I was, however, one of those people that didn't like the Wicked Lovely series. I couldn't even finish the first book (that's saying a lot because usually i finish everything I read no matter what). But I thought that this concept was such an obvious departure from Wicked Lovely that I would give it a try. 
 I really did end up enjoying the book. Even though there were times that I wish everyone would have stopped being so secretive towards Rebekka and Byron. Regardless, usually those moments made me continue reading past when I said I would stop just so I could figure out what was going on. 
 Melissa Marr really created a wonderful world with Graveminder. There are so many possibilities here, and even though I've heard this is a stand alone book and will not be a series, there's still room for her to revisit if she so chooses. I, probably like many others, would have liked to spend more time in the world of the dead. While I do think that Rebekka and Byron's stories are complete in this book, there is a whole world she can explore. 
 While I did overall really like the story there were things that irritated me a little. Rebekka for one. I know she's that main character, but I would have liked her to admit her feelings for Byron (and not just to the reader, which she does quite a lot) a lot earlier in the book so we could kind of their realtionship growing throughout the book instead of relying on the fact that they will remain together and work through the past. I think maybe this would have been different if we, the readers, didn't already know how she felt for Byron from the beginning, if it was a realization she came to herself throughout the occurrances in the book. 
 I really like Byron's character and his loyalty towards Rebekka. I liked that he never gave up even though she gave him plenty of opportunites. He also seemed to go into his role smoother than Rebekka (if that's the right way to say it). I mean niether one was going to shirk their responsibilties, but as soon as Byron stepped back into the real world and his father stayed he was on a mission to do his job. 
 I liked all the side characters of the town. I think Melissa Marr wrote those the best. Just such a colorful cast of characters that we meet. This made me appreciate the third person point of view that the story is told in. We don't have to spend all of our time with just Rebekka and Byron (although they are the main characters), but we get to experience other views of the town. 
 The story definitely ends for Rebekka and Byron. This story is about their journey to accept their fate and the job the town (and townspeople) needs them to do. It's their journey to figure out basically where their lives will lead in the future. So for that this story definitely ends, but I felt that there were a few unexplained storylines that could be picked up for another novel or even a short story in this world (I know she does have one such short story in Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy). While I would definitely read something else in this world I am glad there was a definite ending.