I 
 LOVE 
 CLEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
 One main thing why I usually don't like books that contain female protagonists is because most of them tend to be very bland and weak. Such books remind me of the twilight series, where the main character is devastatingly boring, weak and timid (sorry, I am not a twilight fan). When I started reading the series, I thought it would be similar. On the contrary, the female characters shown in this series are written in such a strong way that they will be imprinted in your mind. From the fierce Cleo to clever Lysandra to timid yet strange Lucia, each female character boasts a well-written personality. Of course, as clearly mentioned above, my absolute favorite character is Cleo. 
 In this book, she strives to figure out more about the Kindred and the ring her father gave her. I love the way she puts duty before her raging emotions. Although young, she is forced into a position well beyond her years, and she marvelously excels at it. Simply put, she is fierce and fabulous! 
 Lysandra did not have a huge role in this book, but I think we will read more about her in the third book. 
 Lucia was weird. She is suddenly filled with a strange anger that is completely different than the sweet character we were introduced to in the first book, but I can see it's because of the Elementia. Still, she is very interesting. 
 Magnus. Oh dear, Magnus is my favorite male character. I love the history surrounding him and I love seeing him shape up to be entirely different than what we assumed he would become. I won't say more. Read to find out. 
 The actual plot of the story is fantastic. I love how the whole story flowed together and I never felt lost or confused i also appreciate the descriptions of the immortal beings called Watchers, but I was sad to see they weren't explained more. Maybe in the third book? Melenia is also written very beautifully. Although evil (I guessed so, maybe she won't turn out evil), she is also fierce and cunning. 
 I can't wait to read the third book!!