February 2017 Re-read: I still absolutely despise Christy. 
 February 2016 Re-read: Buddy read with Sarah 
 It could be said, prior to this book, that all of Mercy's problems have (nearly) always been aimed directly at her, Moon Called excepted. That's not the case here. This problem heads straight for Christy - Adam's ex-wife. Adam, being who he is, can't deny protection. And I love that about him, honestly, I do. But I absolutely hate Christy in this book - and a good number of the Pack. 
 Most of the books prior to this we could see more movement in the overall world and politics between the supernatural beings in it. Not so much here. There are glimpses, moments where we realize and find out that stuff is still moving along, and maybe not to the best of places, but for the most part this book focuses on Adam and Mercy's Pack. That doesn't mean it's slow though. I think back to my experience reading it, and I realize that Mercy spends a lot of time trying to get away from Christy, but that doesn't mean there's a lot of downtime. We're moving from one revelation to the next, learning more about some characters - with a few surprising me hugely - along the way. 
 I don't want to rant anymore, like I did when I first finished this book, but I still do hope that Christy goes away and never returns. She's the most selfish, self-absorbed, bitchy woman. I also really hope that someone puts the fucking Pack in their place. The lack of respect that they show Mercy is absolutely fucking ridiculous. Time and time again she's put her neck out on the line for them. Time and time again she's never left them hanging, or in danger. She's never backed down from a fight - even when she didn't think she could win. And how do they repay her? With betrayal and snide comments. Fuck that. I am so pissed at (most of) them. There are a couple of notable exceptions, and I couldn't love these four more. I want to gather them all into my arms and give them huge hugs for being decent, caring human beings....or werewolves. 
 I found the mystery pretty interesting - not because there was a huge mystery, I don't think, but because it was so different! And there are some downright amazing things that happen because of it. I can't wait to see the consequences of some of the choices that were made here. 
 I think that most fans of the series will hate the main aspect of the book - Christy trying to worm her way back into Adam's, and the pack's, life - and I can't blame them. I hate it, too. A lot. But what I can say is that Adam makes it bearable. Those four other characters gave me hope to hold onto. Also, Mercy's a better person than I. I'm not sure I would have taken Christy's jabs with such grace. I get why she did - because of Jesse - but, man. That took some serious strength. 
 I love this book. Now if Christy would just die, I'd be a happy woman. Or I, at least, hope the Pack gets an awesome set-down in the next book, Fire Touched....and that Christy goes back to Eugene. 
 8 December 2014: $2.27 on Kindle 
 16 October 2014: $3.64 on Kindle 
 Review to come. I need to process. 
 The more I think about the things happening here, the more impressed I am. This was a more episodic book than some of them - in that there was the 'Big Bad' and only small movements done to the overall world-arc. I, personally, loved that but I can see how it might bother others. 
 There's a lot of tension in this book, a lot of division - for a good portion of it. But I like the way things are heading. (view spoiler)[Although, I swear to the gods, if Christy moves back to the Tri-Cities I'm going to freak the hell out! I don't think she will, because I think she finally realized what a using bitch she was (and still is), but I will freak out if it happens. I hate her. I hate the discord she sows wherever she goes. I hate how she blames everyone else for her choices and problems. I hate that she can effortlessly manipulate people to doing what she wants - and that she uses it for nasty reasons. (hide spoiler)] 
 When I do get my review written there's likely to be a couple of sections of ranting. There were two main elements that I hated - not that made me hate the book, but characters that I either wanted to smack some effing sense into, or characters I'd rather just died. 
 This has become a pretty long pre-review, so I think I'll stop here for now. 
 4.5 Stars ... for now. I reserve the right to raise that.