Another solid entry in the Mercyverse. This book gets straight to the action and there's a good deal of interesting fae things going on. There are some new characters, some old returning characters, and plenty of spunk, as always (although a strange absence of coyote-shifting). I enjoyed it for what it was, but I find myself wishing this series were a bit less popcorn and a bit more grit. I never feel that stakes are particularly high. I never feel that any of the main characters are ever really in danger of dying or being irreparably harmed. *previous book spoiler* (view spoiler)[Even when Mercy was raped, her damage seemed much shorter lived than was realistic, and during a scene at the beginning of this book where Adam is chasing Mercy through the house as a precursor to sex, all I could think was, "Really???" (hide spoiler)] Don't get me wrong. I love a lot of the characters, and I don't want them to die or be destroyed, but if there's no threat, it becomes too sitcom. I always know that every Mercy book is going to wrap up into a neat little bow, with all the main characters safe or recovering, Adam being obnoxiously perfect, and everyone realizing that Mercy was right/brave/worthy or whatever aspect of her was in question this book. There's no real over-arching plot other than the basic "what happened in a previous book may show up again later." It's just another episode. I can see why this series works so well as a graphic novel, but as a fantasy novel. I'm beginning to wonder what the point is.