Review to come :) 
 Update 8/4/13: 
 Okay...I had a difficult time rating this book, and kept going between 3 and 4 stars. I decided to round up because I do want to read the next one, and there were just a couple things that I didn't really like about this new novel by Aprilynne Pike. 
 So to start, the overall story was interesting and new. I thought the paranormal/supernatural element was unique and very creative on Ms. Pike's part. I was left guessing about the type of supernatural the characters were until everything was revealed. I had some thoughts about where this book was going, but it is entirely new, which is something I liked. The other thing that I really enjoyed about this novel was that it was a giant mystery. I've always enjoyed books where the characters have to put the clues together, and basically are going on a kind of "treasure hunt" to reveal the final mystery. The story keeps you on your toes, with some action sequences throughout the novel, but I'll get to why this was also a problem later in my review. I found this to be a marked improvement over the last Aprilynne Pike book, Life After Theft, and this was more on par with how I remembered her writing in her Wings series. While I definitely didn't like this novel as much as I liked Wings, I still think this is an interesting premise to a start of a series. 
 This leads me to the things I didn't like about the book (or just kind of felt eh about). This is a 
 major 
 set up book. I mean the story doesn't really even start till the end. And as soon as it really gets good, the next thing you know, the story's over and you want the next one (which is slated for Summer 2014). It's not terrible in ways of set up books... in fact, it's quite good. However, I felt there was a lot of times the book dragged, and scenes could have been cut out. 
 Another thing I didn't like was the love triangle. I know I shouldn't compare books, but since the books are by the same author, I think it's okay in this situation. In Wings, the love triangle was thrilling and I loved/hated it. The love triangle here is just blah. I wasn't anything special or anything to become excited about. While I understand the insta-love with Quinn (and it'll be okay for you too after reading why there's that insta-love later in the story), I still wasn't totally sold on it. Also, there's kind of an insta-love with Benson. It literally goes from zero to sixty in the course of a sentence or two, and I just couldn't buy it. It just all seemed very forced to me, and I couldn't get into it. However, I will give major credit to Ms. Pike...I have no idea who Tavia is going to end up with in the end. Usually, there's a pretty clear winner from the very beginning of a series, but that's not really the case in this novel. In this way, I'm interested in seeing where the love triangle goes. I just hope it gets better in the following books. 
 Finally, I didn't like the reveal of everything. This is more of a personal preference, but I don't like when all of the information is dumped on the reader over the course of a scene/chapter. I like when the information is slowly revealed throughout the novel, and then by the end, everything makes sense. You (and the characters) have a better sense of where the story will go and what exactly is going on in the world you were introduced to during the novel. With this novel, everything is just dumped on the reader, and since this is a new concept/world, I got a little confused. After re-reading a couple sentences, I understood everything better. However, I wish that the information could have been relayed over the course of the novel, or even just over a couple of chapters that were spread out. There was just too much at once. 
 Overall, this is a promising start to a new series. While it won't be as good as the Wings series, I have high hopes for it. Aprilynne Pike knows how to write a great, thrilling story. I'm looking forward to learning more about the world and how it develops in the next book. I would recommend reading it, but I think the next book will be the ultimate test of how good this series will be. Happy reading! 
 3.5 stars