I like this series so far, but for me it took a little while to get into this particular story. It's been awhile since I've read the first book so I was trying to remember how things went down in that one. I remember the big thing of Allie losing some of her memories which she's still dealing with the after effects of that in this the beginning and throughout this book. I would have thought this would have been a perfect tool to recap what happened in the first novel and not seem too repetative, but there really wasn't too much of a recap. But because of her memory loss she questions a lot of situations and people not knowing if she should trust anyone. Even though we the same characters pop up again from the first novel this one does deal a lot with the secrets that people are carrying and keeping from Allie whether good or bad. 
 It was little frustrating not knowing who was trustworthy because Allie doesn't know who to trust neither do we. But like Allie sometimes we have to go with our gut and trust that there are people that are being honest with her. Hopefully it all works out in the end. 
 The whole blood magic thing had interesting aspects to it, but I felt that some were not explained very well, and I wonder if this will be something continued throughout the rest of the series. 
 By the end I almost felt that Allie had taken on too much and that her life had some many directions to take I don't know where it will pick up in the next book. We are left with a little bit of a cliff hanger that will lead nicely into what to expect as a challenge for Allie in book 3. 
 For the most part this book felt, to me, like Allie trying to get back on her feet from her coma (and being unsuccessful at it). It starts off with her still mentally (if not physically) injured, and she doesn't fare much better throughout. I would like the next book to start off a little better. I do like this series and want to continue reading. Until Then!