Review: I really liked this book and loved the next one in the series too . .
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
Ok, so I know that some of other people said it and I will too:  I could NOT put this down.  I stayed up way too late reading this and the sequel . .the guys in my office said I looked like I was from the show Walking Dead.The book is not short (not too long, but definitely not a novella) and it gives you the opportunity to see the main female character (Lilly) grow.  I like her and how the writer developed her character in this book.Lilly is something called a hybrid - part vampire and shifter.  In the mystical (mys) world, hybrids are killed at birth.  Therefore, she was raised in the human world (called commoners or coms) to keep off the radar.  Well, in the previous book (which I didn't read and still did fine understandaing this story), she met a shifter who became her mate.  Thus, she was thrust in the mys world.  This book starts out with sort of a high school feel (literally in high school) for the first chapter or two, so I wasn't sure I would like it.  However, I stuck with it and loved it by about chapter five.  After that, I was sucked into this book.  There is fighting, action, sexual attraction, changes that come about in her life and the growth of friendships.  The writer did a fantastic job of relaying everything; I felt a lot with this book.  I was happy or sad, not annoyed or feeling like I wasted my money.To sum up this book:  It starts out with a Lilly finishing high school and transitioning into real life.  Her story is interesting and there are good and bad things that impact her and her path.  She is not a stupid heroine that leaves you wondering why she made the decision or a waitress with no last name (from You've Got Mail if you've seen it).  Based on her past experience of hiding from the mys, she thinks things through and comes up with a smart, workable answer to the situations she is placed in.  She is a strong character, but also vulnerable and dealing with growing up.  The book does end with questions unanswered, which pushed me to the next book.  I wanted to find out what would happen next.  I wanted to see where her personal relationships would go, how she would handle the changes that were coming, etc.King Cave is the next book FYI.