I like this book a lot more than Talon's book, and maybe it's because Zarek is a tortured character. I didn't have much bad to say about it, the only thing is it took me way too long to finish and that wasn't the books fault. I just got tired of reading. 
 I liked Astrid's character a lot, and the fact that her and Zarek bonded over a book made things better for me. I knew all along that Zarek wasn't a bad character, just miss treated, even when I wanted to peel his face off because of what he did in the last book seeing his past and what he was going through really made me feel for him. His life was horrible from beginning to end, and when you find out all the ways Artemis lied to him...ugh! she really is a heifer goddess! Also Simi~! 
 because I read the chronicles of Nick series I already know about Simi and seeing her in this book was refreshing and I love her more in this one. In The Nick series she's still crazy but...more annoying. This one not one bit. 
 I don't have much else to say other than I really enjoyed this book, but I am getting tired of the monster of the week type style and the fact that everything gets sort of resolved in the end with a nice bow. I think it's so people can read the books slightly out of order? I donno. But it is a solid 4 star book.