Review: Sucked me into the series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2011
The cover of this book had been luring me in for quite a while, so when I noticed it was free, I grabbed it right away. It definitely sucked me into the series and I stayed up late at night trying to finish it. The book follows the plight of Mira, a girl with no magical powers, who enters the real world for the first time as a teen. At first, I couldn't figure out why her parents were so over-protective and had been hiding her away in their house for so long, but it eventually made much more sense.I never really connected with Mira or many of the other characters until near the end of the book, but it left me excited to read the next book and learn more about all of her friends. In the beginning, Mira exasperated me with her total lack of social skills (which, really, made sense and was necessary for the story) and her classmates exasperated me with their stupidity and narrow-mindedness. Needless to say, the characters grew a lot throughout the story and I definitely won't waste time picking up the next in the series this time.I don't always love YA books, so this one really surprised me. There is a great depth to the world and I'm excited to explore it further. There is definitely a dark side that threatens to emerge more in the next book, which isn't always present in YA books, but I appreciate it. I'd definitely recommend the series to teens and adults alike.