This was a well-written novel. If I could I would give it 3.5 stars. I have not read any of the other novels in the series yet, so I do not know anything about Gunther in the former books. I did like Gunther and the romance that developed between Erica, however, there were times when I didn't like how the plot turned. It's just a personal choice and doesn't indicate it was by any means a bad novel. If you like bad/mean boys gone good, then you'll like this novel. Note: the epilogue does also give a cliffhanger for another book with different characters.