4.5 stars 
 I picked this book up on a whim, and I am really glad I did. It has been a while since I picked up a book that made me desperately want to reach for the next in the series. I ended up reading the whole series in one shot, which was kind of nice because then I didn't have to struggle to remember what had happened the last time. 
 I will say that at first, the main character's voice/way of speaking was a bit off putting - for example there were multiple instances of "I can move small objects with my mind. _[insert name of object]__ is a small object." and then she goes on to actually move the object. At first all of the super short sentences and instances like the above got to me - but about half way through the book I learned to accept the speaker's voice and everything was fine after that (plus you don't really see it in the later books). 
 This book is not a romance - there is a love triangle but the main character kind of pushes all of her feelings aside until she is out of mortal danger (and she is constantly in mortal danger). I am a fan of romances, but I loved that Raine didn't get distracted by a pretty face, she was focused on what she had to do. 
 After I finished this book I jumped into the rest of the series and even though I feel as though this book was only 4.5 stars the rest of the series is a 5 star series to me; the books just kept getting better! 
 Pros: 
 I loved going into a world where the characters were fighting with blades instead of guns - it made the fights more interesting to read. 
 Sarcasm - I love when the main character is sarcastic - she has a great sense of humor. 
 Humor/tone - No matter how dangerous a situation may be or who is in danger the book's tone never becomes depressing and there are a couple of laugh out loud moments 
 Raine - I love this main character, she is very confident in herself and there is no whining or pouting over the situation she is in. She is in a dangerous situation, it's not fair, she's dealing with it. 
 I also love the main character because even though she does depend on her magic quite a bit she attempts to use it as a last resort, and always tries to figure out an alternative solution to a problem using her mind first - finally a heroine who thinks before she throws all the magical power she's got at a problem! Plus that means that she often comes to inventive solutions for problems as well. 
 Cons: 
 The short sentences were initially jarring but you do get used to it and it is less noticeable in later books. 
 The world where this story takes place is complicated (a few different species, a lot of different politics, everyone has different powers, etc.) and because a lot of the names are complicated it is sometimes hard to keep all the characters/races/political alliances straight - but that is really only in the first book, once you get into the series you know who everyone is and it is a lot less confusing.