Really enjoy books in this series. The only big downside for me is that I cannot remember what happened in the first trilogy and it is pretty heavily referenced. I would have liked a little blurb at the beginning reminding me of all the important bits from the original trilogy. That said, this was a decent installment in the series, although I have a feeling by the end of this trilogy I will feel like it could have been done in one novel. It did feel a bit stretched out. (view spoiler)[ I really did enjoy getting a bit more backstory on Valek and feel like his character is finally becoming more well rounded and less one dimensional. (hide spoiler)] I am looking forward to the next book in the series as there are definitely a few mysteries I have not figured out yet!