Hm..I waited for quite some time before picking up this book... Why? Well,I wanted to wait for the whole series to be published. But then I read some good rewievs and the third book isn't out until next year...so I lost that battle and picked up the book.. 
 The story was interesting..it bothers me a little that we didn't really find out what the hell is happening..who is Mara? Who is Noah? And when I read that Jude scene at the end..shut the front doors !...In some ways it's ok that I waited..so I can now start with the second book...and I do hope that there will be some explainig going on...or help me .... 
 I liked Mara...and I loved Noah...He was just..ahhh...you know :)I didn't really miss the kiss...there was just this excellent chemistry between them... 
 Now I'm off to some more of Mara land...I just hope that the second book doesn't have that kind of cliffhanger...