I'm not sure why people in the comments section were ragging on this book so hard. They've compared it to Twilight, saying it's worse than that, and that it's garbage. From a former hard-core Twilight fan: this book is NOT the crap people have said it is. The details and descriptions are intricate and fascinating. The characters are ones you can sympathize with and root for. I happened to start the series right as the tv show adaptation aired! I'm excited to start book 2 :)