I'm going to be honest here and start with saying I was quite disappointed with this book. I started it with extremely high expectations after reading reviews on Goodreads and watching review videos which spouted nothing but good thoughts on the book, but by the end I had contrasting views.

The main characters are just about as stereotypical as you can get in a YA book. Indigo (or Indie) is a very difficult character to like and to be honest I don't think anyone reading the book would be able to relate to her personality very easily either. She is a popular cheerleader who is dating the hottest guy at school and would rather die than talk to her next door neighbour, Paige, who seems like a much better person than any of the group that Indie's in (the Pretty People – seriously). In fact, I could relate to Paige a lot more than any of the main characters despite her being more of a sidekick throughout the book.

The general style and feel of the book gave me the impression that it was being written to appeal to a much younger audience, despite the more mature themes, due to the very dry humour. It made the characters come across as tacky, and took away some of the potential chemistry between Bishop and Indie. In fact their relationship seemed quite forced and was definitely a huge YA stereotype (the hot popular cheerleader protagonist ends up with the mysterious sarcastic leather clad stranger).

To give it some credit, it was a quick read and very well paced. The action scenes kept you hooked enough to want to read on and human emotions were explored in depth through the book (although Indie cried an unnecessarily excessive amount of times). Jezebel was definitely my favourite character and reminded me a lot of Isabelle Lightwood from The Mortal Instruments series. Her fighting skills and stubborn personality saved the Bishop Indie situation (almost) for me, and definitely added a genuinely relatable and unique character to the equation.

I'd give this book a 2.5/5 stars and would recommend this book for people who like books surrounding witchcraft or fantasy, or lovers of the Fallen series and Hush Hush.

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