Let me start by saying that I LOVED this book! I loved the characters, the story line, the pace... everything. I want to live in the "Violet and Jay" world! Fans of Twilight will love the romance in this story.So now onto the review. Even though I absolutely loved this story I could only give it 4.5/5 stars because of a few things. First, despite the fact that I love that I have finally read a book where the childhood friends fall in love and are happy together, I found the romance to be a little immature and light. Maybe this is what the author was aiming for but I would have liked the premise to be a bit deeper and a little more advanced than the basic "love-struck" puppy love that we got. I thought that Violet was a little oblivious in the beginning when she couldn't see that Jay was in love with her as she was with him. I mean it was obvious to all the other chracters and to the reader, so it got to be a bit much in the beginning.second, the scene which I had been dying to read, the scene ( where Violet realizes that Jay loves her) that the entire first haf of the book was leading to, was a disaster. For some reason, the author placed it immediately following a vague abduction scene. I think maybe she was going for suspense but I felt that all this placement did was eliminate the climax and excitement that the scene deserved. I had to read the scene 4 times to decide what was going on, I found it to be a bit confusing and I was left disappointed when I figured out that I had just read about their first kiss.The second plot throughout the book surrounding the serial killer and the bodies that Violet had been finding (hence the title) was ok. It all was a bit light. I would have preferred it to be a bit more involved.Violet's character overall was realtively mild. I was intrigued by her ability and fully enjoyed the way the author described how she was able to sense those things. The tastes, sounds, feelings, etc were a great touch. I dound her to be more like a "normal" teenager in the sense that she went through a wide range of emotions. She wanted and almost needed to help find the murderer but at the same time she was afraid for herself, which I think is realistic and believable. I loved Chelsea's character. The humor that Claire brought to the story was good.Overall this goes onto my "favorite's list" and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a little suspense and romance in their lives.