This is about as embarrassing a "I enjoyed it" 3-star book as one can get. A heroine who makes cutting herself magical. (Talk about awkward when it comes to teen readership.) Romance werewolf guy who talks about how dangerous and human-hating he is, but all he really wants is a committed relationship. A town of terrifying magic users all of whom love the heroine as soon as they meet her, plus another major moral problem in that the "others" don't really mind killing and eating humans. 
 What can I say? It was a fun read, mostly due to the task-solving competence writing at the beginning rather than the characterization and worldbuilding that followed.