As with the first book, I really enjoyed reading about Sydney Sage. Sydney begins to find out more about herself in this book – what she believes in, what she enjoys, and who she trusts. I enjoyed watching her relationship with Adrian slowly develop (not a spoiler! It’s obvious from the beginning, and in Bloodlines, that they’re interested in each other), wondering how she was going to deal with it, since she’s always felt that vampires are 'unnatural’ and inherently 'wrong’. Their relationship is complicated, sincere, and subtle, and quite different from Adrian’s relationship with Rose in Vampire Academy. The drama, and the fact that these paranormal entities – vampires, dhampirs, and magic – are easily interwoven with our world was we know it. It makes everything so much more palatable and believable as a reader. Yet either way, can't wait to see where the series heads…