I remember this as being... better... some how. Time and distance has not made me fall more in love with this story. 
 Some of the characters are irritating, most of all the MC. I don't see how you can be so (view spoiler)[ casual and unaffected by the death of your new best friend?! Or the boy who died that tossed you into Sword and Cross in the first place. Or the boy in the library who perished as well. I understand that true love conquers all, but must it be so blinding? Maybe I'm just biased, I would be willing to say that. (hide spoiler)] 
 Maybe I'm running out of patience for the types of stories where falling in love makes you callus and cold towards the rest of the world. Or maybe I don't believe that this romance is believable. Yet. 
 I'll give the second book in the series a chance because, while I felt aggravated by certain characters' actions, I still enjoyed the way it's written and the potential for the way the world may unfold. Also, I'm curious about how Cam plays into this (even if he IS one of my main annoyance offenders)... 
 We shall see.