My initial reaction was that the writing seemed rather clumsy and juvenile, but it did smooth out once she got past the exposition dump. It was still punctuated with such jarring lines as "he said with a soft smile as he sat beside her head" and "as he leaned back against the tree he had just stepped out from behind."

It's a YA, inventive in places, and not overly long. It kept my interest well enough, in spite of some eye-rolling. I may or may not read the rest of the series later.

I imagine the author doesn't enjoy hearing her book described as "Twilight with fairies" (or faeries), but it does seem pretty accurate.

I was annoyed by the description of pine needles on a fir tree. Guess what--fir trees have FIR NEEDLES. Really.

I guess I'd give this two-and-a-half stars, but I'm rounding down on principle.