Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2014
**Originally written for Book Bliss book blog. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**Review: 3.5 starsGeneral: Overall this book was strong. I hadn't realized it was a series book but the good news is I was completely able to follow things and never felt lost once. I thought the characters were the best part of the book. They were a little unique but the connection between every one of them was palpable and strong while reading. It was the characters that really sucked me into the book.One of the only real issues was that it was predictable. I know a lot of stories are similar in nature and part of what I look for is complete originality, with contemporary that can be tricky so I don't always expect it. However, once you read about the 3/4 mark everything is very easy to guess and took some of the fun out of the book because I wasn't reading anything I didn't already guess on my own.Characters: Violet- Violet was a fun character. She was fun and outgoing but she was also an adrenaline junkie. I think to some extent it was supposed to be a bad thing due to things it led her to but I enjoyed it a lot. I think her connection with Luke was strong and instant as well as believable.Luke- Luke I didn't love but I did enjoy him with violet. He was also a different character dealing with a demon many people don't - alcoholism. I love books that really make the lead have a problem outside of just a bad childhood or death of a family. For me it was a little threadbare in terms of development because I didn't completely believe it.