I honestly don't know how I feel about this book. I don't hate it as much as I hated Phurry's book so that's something right? I enjoyed the V/Jane storyline much more than the Payne/Manny story. I think somewhere along the line J. R. Ward forgot who the story was suppose to have been about. The wussification of Qhuinn was BEYOND annoying. Who were the main characters in this book again? 
 Wards verbiage (of course I'm talking about the ones she makes up and trys to pass it off as slang) was also a annoying after a while. It was cute in the first few books but the more she writes the heavier it gets, ya feel me? A few times I wanted to go all jackhammer on the book but then realized that it was an audio book and it's not a good look to have a busted up ipod. I can understand that the brothers have a certain way of talking but it's like with each book it just goes further and further into left field. True? Hold on, I need to turn up my Lil Wayne (insert song) and then right after that I'll bump the beats of (miscellaneous rapper). The name and song dropping has gotten better but it's still unnecessary. Yes, J. R. we know you listen to rap, I'm glad you enjoy it, but it doesn't have to be mentioned in every book whenever a car or a radio or an ipod are said to be in the area of a scene. Do you think she gets a dollar every time she mentions an artist and song? 
 I missed seeing interaction with the rest of the brotherhood that I fell in love with, mayhap with the next book or two she will get back on track or give us an ending worthy of these powerfully sexy vamps. 
 (bows deeply at the waist)