While this book contained a great deal of sex, I feel this was one of the few of Hamilton's recent books where the sex had context. The sex wasn't there for the sake of sex, it was there as a side effect of the situations that were pushing the plot forward. I look forward to reading more about the new characters Hamilton introduced into Anita Blake's life, the roles they play, and the future of the epic political cluster-you-know-what she and Jean-Claude seem to have gotten themselves into.