First 300 pages: 1 star. Second half: 3 and half stars. It took me a month and half to read the first half of this book. It was just so slow. And boring. I didn't really like Tana at first or Aidan. I liked Gavriel but he seemed like the cliche vampire guy. I liked the second half, but it felt really rushed. It just didn't seem like a real ending. I thought this was a stand alone, but the ending seemed like it ended weird.