** spoiler alert ** Dave is the worst brother ever. Luis has done so much to protect him and he just throws all that away for Lolli. And Lolli *shakes head* - I hate her. I absolutely HATE her. I hate her as much as I hate Val's mom. I mean, how could she sleep with her daughter's boyfriend.

It's very rare for me to like main characters, because most of the time I find them to be way too Mary Sue. But Val was a character I loved. I sympathesized with her, and I commend Holly Black for making me care about her. I was invested in her - and I was praying that she wouldn't come to harm.

Also, never in a million years did I think I would root for a troll.

A troll/human shipping = LOVE for me.

I was honestly thinking that Holly Black would have pulled a Beauty and the Beast on me - but she didn't, and I was suprisingly grateful.

Val and Ravus's relationship had depth - something which I find is rare in literature today.

And lastly, Ruth = the bestest friend ever. She completely and totally had Val's back (save for the whole Tom/Val's mom secrecy) - something which was hard to do considering that Val sounded like a lunatic on an acid trip.