It was good. A solid 3.5 on the Star Scale.

The writing was good. I'd probably stick this in a semi-dark-urban-fantasy category since Callie (Main character) has to deal with drugs and shitty family and shitty life. This is definitely not a book for someone that wants to read about a Strong Heroine or positive... anything.

I'm not sure if it was just me or maybe my bad mood affected my reading, but I had trouble getting attached to any of the Characters.

Callie seemed to be delusional at times. I didn't understand the fact that she KNEW her brother was using her, yet still insisted that after this ordeal he was going to change and she was going to help him out again.

Derek was a blessing. I wish I knew more of his backstory. His history and how he came to know the Soul Charmer is a mystery left unsolved.

Another unsolved mystery is how Soul Magic started and how certain people learned it in the first place. I would have liked a cool mythological story.

I liked Callie and Derek's banter and the slowly evolving romance between the two.

Spoiler

Look out for a very nice XXX scene. ;)