I really enjoyed this first installment in the Elder Races series. The characters are great and the slightly different take on the supernatural creatures is good to. I liked that, though everything happened pretty quickly, I didn't feel like the romance was just ridiculous; the characters knew what they wanted and made no apologies about it. They didn't have to guess at feelings, they put themselves out there and knew where they stood. The politics are interesting and I've already started book two, Storm's Heart, to see where things go as a whole and with Tricks and Tiago.