Meh. Meh. Meh. The only thing I liked about this one is the world--it's interesting and unique. However, I couldn't have cared less about the characters and thought it tried to walk the lines of a lot of different sub-genres and it just wasn't compelling for me. I know Nalini Singh has a huge and loyal following, but this just wasn't the book for me (and I'm reluctant to try her other series because the titles and covers are such a turn-off).