My issue with the Kitty series currently, is that while the characters remain endearing and amusing, the over-arching plot of the series has thus far come to a crawl. I appreciate that Vaughn is interested in addressing how supernatural beings treat normal life and adapt to their individual circumstances, but its been getting to the point where it feels as though we're watching a struggling reality show trying to sensationalize something as mundane as doing laundry. Don't get me wrong--Vaughn does a great job of speculation with regards to vampires and werewolves coping with their conditions. I just wish that the pace would pick up and all the promises of climax were properly fulfilled. The focus of this book is Kitty struggling to handle a lot of things at once, particularly the normal stuff (or normal for a werewolf) like family, work, and pack. It could've been great, but instead it felt unfocused and slow. I wish Vaughn had made Columban a bigger focus of the book, and less so her issues with her sister and performing well at her job. I wasn't even too keen on Darren's interference as an invader.