Soldier is right! This was all about Garret and boy did I appreciate that! I'm totally on Team Soldier and Garret stole my heart even more as I read. Of course, you get a good dose of Riley in there as well, but this one was pretty much the Garret show. 
 This this third installment, we dive deeper into the craziness that it Talon and just how far they're willing to go for world domination. I kind of knew one of their secrets that was revealed in this book, I mean, it's pretty obvious. There's something going on with Dante and Talon that I'm not too sure about though. As important as his part is in all of this, he gets very little screen time, which is just as well because I can't stand the guy. Also, there was another tidbit at the very end that I suspected, although not exactly, so I'm curious to see how that all plays out. 
 Ember and Riley are together for the entire book, as they're pretty much a team now, helping to keep Riley's safe houses safe and to make sure Talon doesn't destroy his network. There's a lot of action where these two are concerned, and a bit of tension as well, so I really enjoyed that. And yes, the love triangle is pretty strong in this book, but those things actually don't bother me, and Kagawa does it well. I will say that I didn't connect with Ember as much as I did in the previous books. Her mind and emotions are kinds of tangled up right now and she didn't come off as the badass dragon I knew she could be. I did love that we get to meet a new, very special dragon that totally spoke to me. She is awesome! 
 All in all, Soldier was just as amazing as its predecessors and I seriously need the next book asap. Ugh, Julie, you can't do this to me! I can tell the webs of Talon are only going to get twistier and I cannot wait to see how it goes and when the trio have to finally face Talon head on. Soldier has plenty of action, romance, mystery, and shape-shifting dragons to keep you thoroughly entertained. I highly recommend it!