The series was actually written quite well, and Stick...boy, the things I wanted to do to him, but I felt cheated out of the romance somehow. Zeke, for me, fell short of a leading man. Oh, he was pleasant enough. But when pleasant doesn't get me going, I tend to be harsh with my ratings! I still read every book though...stuck with it to the end. But why am I not feeling the fuzzies? I kept hoping she'd start a romance with Kanin, or that blood-brother of hers...and one point Sarren, which is how desperate and far-reaching I was...dear oh dear.