4.5 stars 
 One of the best Cassie Palmer novels so far. Chance takes you on another fast paced action packed thrill ride, with new monsters and corrupt politics standing in the way of our heroine. 
 Curse the Dawn was also really funny. This book seriously does it all. 
 The only reason that this book didn't earn a 5 is because at this point I am feeling a little meh about Cassie. She had no control or understanding about her power for the first three books, and to be fair, she still doesn't. But after four books I guess I was expecting more character development, where she really gets a handle on her powers. She has power and a lot of it, but it seems she only ever makes it through the day because of someone else rescuing her, or by sheer dumb luck. Sure, she can be kind of smart and out maneuver some of the bad guys, but I guess I am just waiting for her to toughen up and become really bad ass. 
 These character flaws came to my attention after reading Midnight's Daughter and Death's Mistress. (The Dorina Basarab series set within the Cassie Palmer universe.) Dorina, albeit she is a old dhampir and has had much more time to hone her skills, is much more bad ass and enjoyable than Cassie at this point. 
 But never the less I still love this book and series, and the ending was pretty great.