For the major part of the book I thought that I was going to give this 2 stars. The first plot was easy to see coming. And Boring. The second got me by surprise. Though the things is that we are used to complex schemes and plot twists in VA. This little adventure seemed a bit tame in comparison. Rose is a dhampir fighter right? She figured everything so quickly I would have expected that Sydney being the brain of the operation would be quicker no? Nope. Not even remotely. 
 I liked to dig deeper into Adrian's head. He is a complex character and it was nice to see more of him. Jill? Not so much. A bit insipid. Though I like Eddie and I will definitely like to see what will happen with him. *insert crazy laugh* 
 Another thing that bugged me : (view spoiler)[How can't they find a girl dhampir from the start to protect Jill? I know they are rare and all but I am sure there is one in the world out there to protect someone as important as the queen's sister right? (hide spoiler)]