You know when your first thought when you finish a book is "I wish this book was longer" that it's a good one. This is definitely the first book of a saga because there is a quite a lot of world building that goes into Sing Sweet Nightingale. The whole premise of a dream world and demons taking the form of certain young peoples wildest dreams is exciting. However I do have some quibbles with the story. I do feel like the attraction that Hudson feels towards Mariella is a bit premature - seeing as how she barely remembers him (when she does) and is in love with Orane for much of the book, and Hudson can't really begin to know her since she is basically absent from reality. And while I know that we can't really delve into the character of Mariella for the same reasons mentioned previously, I feel almost like I don't really know her - which is bizarre as she is one of our main protagonists. That being said, this leaves so much potential for the next installment in this series! I also felt that there was almost too much time spent on world building - the whole stones/crystals and energy thing wasn't interesting and I would've been happier if the author had spent less time talking about it. What I wish she spent more time on - K.T.! She was a brilliant character, not just a sidekick, I cannot wait to see where Erica Cameron takes her in this series! I do hope that we get some kind of resolution where her sister is concerned. I also really love how the author did not turn Mariella's parents into awful caricatures that some YA books tend to do. They were complex and believable - I mean, what would you do if your daughter just stopped speaking? She really writes them in a way that you completely sympathize with them. The book does leave off with some obvious loose ends, which were kind of dealt with flippantly. The fact that two teens have gone missing is, to me, a pretty big deal however I feel as if the characters suspect that the dream world is behind it but treat the disappearances almost as if "we'll get to it when we get to it" which is pretty unfeeling seeing as how they're all very familiar with the damage the dream world does. Ultimately, Sing Sweet Nightingale is a good read, not a riveting one - but I suspect that this story will get even better as the series continues. 
 *Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy for review! *