I'm giving this 3 stars solely based on the fact that somehow other people are liking it. I tried. Really. I watched the first 2 episodes and decided my time was worth more than to waste it on this show. The plot is just bleh. I've heard the books are better so I may give that a go, but the show just plods along at a snail pace. I didn't understand what the stakes were. She gets access to this long lost book. So what? Everyone is after is just because? It's powerful?

I will be honest, I tried the show for the romance. I heard that it was a good vampire romance, as per the book, so I had medium to high expectations. The romance just isn't there. I know Mathew Goode can act, but Jesus in this he has the emotional capacity of a white brick. And Teresa Palmer has never been able to act, so she gets a pass.

After 2 episodes I still didn't know anyone's names nor did I care to learn them. The side characters were just awful. Boring, annoying, etc.

This show could have succeeded if it was targeting a teen audience. But as a serious, adult drama? It's so thinly set up I can't see why anyone sits through the episodes.

Twilight is better. At least Twilight can be entertainingly bad. This show wasn't even bad in a fun way. It was bad in a boring way.

Would never recommend to anyone.