The series as a whole is fairly good at keeping the reader hooked. While it does suffer a bit from a love triangle with a flat tire, meaning that it's clear who the main protagonist will end up with from the very start, the relationships ,friendships, and trials the characters experience feel real. The main target group of the book series is young adult female however the story should keep the interest of anyone who enjoys Supernatural romances filled with danger and mystery. These five books and two short stories are depicted as having taken place in about 4 months or less. With the amount that occurs in each book it does feel as if it should have taken place over a much longer time period, yet it was still rather enjoyable
For the first time reader of the series it will feel fresh in how it treats the different supernatural creatures and their place in the world. It is a young adult series that will focus heavily on relationship issues of the characters as much as the overall threat to the main protagonist for each book. The language in the first books is a little rougher than the latter books but overall it does not get too foul and the humor, while juvenile, is something many people will find either relatable or funny at the very least.
This is my third read-through and first after actually buying the books in this neat little package. I felt guilty about not being able to purchase the series after having read through twice. Problems that are easier to ignore when reading through the book series slower, and for the first time, crop up during binge reading. While the author is excellent in keeping with the readers attention she is rather heavy-handed with false Cliffhangers at the end of each chapter throughout the series. Meaning more often than not the chapter will end with something that is supposed to be surprising or a new character entering the scene without identifying themselves and saying something dramatic. The next chapter usually begins with revalation that it wasn't something dangerous or serious. As mentioned before the love triangle while not too distracting in the beginning books becomes more distracting in the later books when you realize that there's really no chance the author will go for option b. And that option b should have been permanently friend-zoned in earlier books.
My one wish for the series itself is that could have been depicted as having taken place over a longer period of time and that we got to experience more of a summer camp type feel. We do not see our main protagonist experiencing too much outside of her or someone else's cabin, in the woods during meet your campmate hour, or the camp counselors office.
Nonetheless for as much as it seems that I have complained about the series it does deserve a four-star rating because its strengths are really strong. Also the books and short stories surrounding the character of Della seem stronger in some ways and of course this series sets up that series and those stories very well. For $36 it is well worth the price.
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