Without going too much into spoilers: 1. I'm so over this search for Pritkin and 2. Needed way more Mircea. Am I seriously the only one who just never got into Pritkin that much? I guess it's okay since I finally bought Masks and have that to tide me over until the next Dory or Cassie book. I waited so long on Masks hoping that it would be published as a paper book but unfortunately, it looks like it'll stay as an ebook. 
 I think I'm actually a bigger fan of the Dory series than the Cassie series at this point if only because Cassie never seems in control of things (but not in a charming way anymore, more like in an "are we sure the author remembers where she was going with all this?" way) and because the plot/action balance in the Dory books is so much better. For whatever reason, Chance follows through on plots in Dory's books and at the end of each, you actually feel like you're in a good spot - the adventure's not over, more things are brewing, but STUFF GOT DONE and the characters and story developed in good and interesting ways. In comparison, Cassie's books are full of plotlines that were forgotten 2-3 books ago, cliffhanger after cliffhanger, and the last three have basically just been Cassie in denial over her feelings for Pritkin but still driven to save him, because the rest of the world, well, that's just an incidental side job. The whole saving Pritkin = saving the world just seems like a cop out--either make saving Pritkin a real storyline and wrap it up to get back to the rest, or admit that the plot has gone off the tracks because Cassie's actions have become romance-driven. That wouldn't be necessarily a bad thing, but this series started out as urban fantasy, not paranormal romance, and I'd much rather read about a strong, capable Cassie in charge of her own destiny and battling the gods - even if it means being without Mircea OR Pritkin - than have her go on three book "finding Pritkin" arcs. It's not even that I hate Pritkin, for a while there I was almost more Team Pritkin than Team Mircea, but right now I'm on Team Cassie and I think that should be about more than Team Saving/Finding Pritkin. 
 In any case, the last two books have felt like a lot of filler action with not much actually happening. I suppose it's part of her charm and character but it's something you'd expect for maybe 3-4 books. It just gets frustrating for readers when the books consistently end on cliffhangers and when Cassie seems to be constantly acting off her first impulses. The good thing is that both Cassie and Dory books are caught up in the same timeline now so maybe things will get back on track.