Here's the thing, in order to read a Sarah Rees Brennan book you've got to understand the way Sarah Rees Brennan writes. When I first read her Demon's Lexicon books I was intrigued by the premise but, honestly, kind of perplexed by her style of writing. It is something I got used to and subsequently did enjoy TDL, but I think it did the opposite for me with this series. 
 This series is written very much like a Scooby Doo adventure. There is a mystery, a bunch of kids, and some very bad jokes. For me it just felt...too much like a big joke. Some of the issues brought up were very serious, but the style in which it was written makes it hard to take that way. 
 I had a hard time connecting to any character in this series. I didn't care for Kami, jared was just too messed up and confusing to even like, and the rest were just background fodder. There was s much back and forth on the romance that I didn't even care. And then the death...well, I just fel it was completely unnecessary and didn't make a whole lot of sense. 
 I guess I was just really underwhelmed by this series.