Seriously, why did I bother. There was a definite attempt by Hamilton to get back to her previous writing (for example only one sex scene) and before reading this I saw a few reviews saying this was a better book than what she had been recently writing but for me it was still really flat. Mostly because she just keeps repeating herself and has made Anita annoyingly condescending and unreasonable; but I also have no idea where the romance in her relationships have gone. I never had a problem with Anita's promiscuity until it became so bland and pointless. So, reducing the number of sex scenes helped Hamilton give more word count to creating a story, but didn't stop it from being filled with boring dialogue that should have been deleted in editing and a completely lackluster ending. 
 The last book I enjoyed was #15. I was the biggest fan of Laurel K Hamilton but I think I've given up hope. I think I can finally say that I won't read another unless I hear really great things in the reviews or that she has a new editor.