This reminded me a whole lot of the Sookie Stackhouse books, and the fact that the audiobook is narrated by Johanna Parker (narrator for the Sookie series) made the similarity even more pronounced. That could be a criticism in that maybe it's a little too related, or maybe a little too stereotypical of the genre, but I really liked it. I would say that it's also better writing, but I feel like it's harder to judge that in audio. Of Jacqueline Carey's other books, I've only read Kusheil's Dart (and loved it), but if I hadn't known I wouldn't have guessed that they were written by the same person. This book is a lot lighter in tone, and so far, a lot less sexy. It was a really fun listen, and I'm looking forward to continuing the series!