I absolutely love this series. It just keeps getting better and better for me. In fact as soon as i finished reading this book I started the series over again so I can read them all one right after the other. This will be the second time this year re-reading the forst 4 novels and the 4th time total overall reading the first 4 novels. 
 I love the progression of where the story / characters started to where everything is now. This novel was paced a little differently than the Magic Bleeds, but this in no way hinders the story. There are still bad guys, of course, in this one, but the big bad guy Roland and anyone associated with him takes a break in this novel, gearing up for the next two in the series. 
 The story mainly focuses on Kate and Curran's growing relationship. In Magic Bleeds they finally get together, well where do they go from there? How will two strong personalities make it work? We find out in this book, and let me say that is doesn't disappoint. They are by far my favorite couple in fiction (sorry Jamie and Clair!), and I really appreciate the building of the relationship from book 1 that Ilona Adrews has done. 
 Besides the growing relationship, we also get new information about Kate's past which will directly influence her future meeting with Roland (we all know it's coming). I have to honestly say that information we get puts some things into new perspective, but one wonders what Kate can truly believe. 
 I don't want to give too much away, I honeslty feel like this book needs to be read in order of the series. It's so very beneficial. Although, Ilona Andrews does a wonderful job of recapping, there would be no previous understanding of the characters if you picked up the book at this point, and I find that the character interaction / growth is half the fun of the whole series. 
 The book ends well, but it definitely sets up for book 6 which I assume will be out around this time next year. I hate waiting so long, but in the mean time there are novellas coming out in the Kate universe and Andrews' "The Edge" series is quite good as well if there is filler needed in between books, or you can also be like me and start over from the beginning!