Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I'd never read a J.R. Ward book before. When we were given this ARC at RT, people in the room squealed, and a few (who shall remain nameless) cried a little, and I was like, "...okay, that looks interesting." 
 And that's kind of where I am with the whole book. This is not a paranormal, and it's not really a romance; it's a Southern soap opera with a bunch of horrible people making horrible choices. 
 The writing is good, and compelling enough. I mean, this sucker was a big book that I carried around for several days and read it at a baseball game, so I guess it sucked me in pretty well- I just didn't care about much it after I was done. 
 I don't know if I'd go so far as to say the characters are all completely 3D, but they're at worst textured cliches (save for Lesser Baldwin Father, who only doesn't twirl his mustache because he doesn't have one). So yeah, nothing is resolved, and it ends on a big ole' cliffhanger, but yes, I'll read the next one in the series when it comes out. I probably won't cry if someone hands me an ARC, though. 
 - Redheadedgirl