What would witches need to be protected from? Other witches of course. The two groups have a strange dynamic where the Keepers control everything in their lives (including mates) while providing the Guardians with whatever they need (clothes, food, shelter, etc.). The Guardians answer to the Keepers, who seem to be like witches/warlocks. In Aspen, there are two packs of wolf shape-shifters called Guardians that protect their masters. The others in the packs were bland and I kept forgetting who was who However, I didn't feel like there was much difference between Shay and Ren (sadly I wasn't rooting for either because it didn't seem to matter). And I think that she was developed nicely. All of the focus was on Calla, which I understand was the main character. The last thing that really bothered me about this book was character development. Granted, some of it could have been explained at the beginning, but I thought the way it was done was alright (even though some of the explanations were a little sloppy). In this case, I can forgive the excruciating confusion because the characters only knew so much about themselves. I don't like spending half of the book confused about names, powers, wars, etc. Mostly, I want the author to tell me what the world is like so that I have an idea of what's going on. Most of the time, I hate it when the mythology of the story is revealed in slow steps. Seriously people? Sing me a new song, this bits gone stale. And they all love each other (except the boys, who want to rip each other's throats out). They all have some sort of supernatural powers. This was definitely a typical teenage paranormal romance. I think I will have to read the sequel to get enough understanding to judge it. I think it was written well enough, but I'm not sure the story is thought out enough to warrant a series. After completing the book, I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I wonder if it's any good.' So when I finally got it, I had to read it right away. I kept seeing it on bookshelves and would think, 'Hmmm. The cover totally drew me in with this one.

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