This pretty much captures my reaction to this book. 
 Let's start at the beginning. 
 I work at a bookstore. I see hundreds upon hundreds of books everyday. When my store created a special display in honor of the release of the third book, Spell Bound, I grew interested in the series based on the covers. I liked the various colors and the uniforming set up of a girl and her reflection. I decided to give it a try. 
 My reaction after the first five chapters: 
 This completely felt like a rip off of House of Night. From the students to the friends to the nemesis to the love interest. Oi. Only Elodie wasn't nearly as badass as Aphrodite. 
 I kept on reading and before long, I finally could see where this was going. I caught the twist with Alice fast as it was obvious to me from her introduction. The foreshadowing wasn't so much hints as blatant indications. 
 My biggest issue stems from the boy of the story not connecting with me. Normally I read teen lit and fall in love with the lead boy, swooning from start to finish. With Archer... 
 Yet, despite that, the writing did pick up for me and I was able to finish it without too much chagrin. I adore Jenna. Her character was made of win and I hope she's a focal point later. Even Sophie didn't bother me entirely - wish she wasn't so naive. Perhaps even Archer will do something for me later. Actually, I'm more eager to learn about Cal. Now he might be someone to swoon over. 
 Nothing spectacular, but I enjoyed it enough.