Riley is wicked cool- I love the tattoos, I don't know why but at times I could not stop and think about Twilight lol BUT this is definitely not YA. Riley is strong willed, great sister and she has had a hard life including a past filled with pain and looses. I love Eli's character, seductive and mysterious with a possessive strike. The other characters are unique easy to love. I had to follow the series so now I am reading the second installment.