2.5 stars. I think that sometimes reading a decent book right after reading something that you really liked can dampen your feelings about the current read a bit. Since I just read Halfway to the Grave and Some Girls Bite and enjoyed both of those books, this one fell a little flat for me. Maybe it was because I didn't really care about the whole cop/murder investigation thing and just wanted to get right to the relationship between Beth and Wrath. Obviously, only having a story with Beth and Wrath would have been silly, but I just didn't find myself caring about the rest of the story outside of the actual mating. 
 I enjoyed the book enough to want to continue on with the series and really look forward to book 3, since Zsadist fascinates me. He seems like a hardass needing to be turned. 
 *update after reading series - I think this was the weakest book, along with Phury's. Overall, the series is better than the first book lets on. If you're unsure how to feel after reading book 1, I'd at least give book 2 a shot. If you like that one, chances are you'll end up enjoying the series like I did. If you don't like that one, this would be the place to quit out then.*