This book was not as good as Poison Study, but I enjoyed reading it all the same. 
 1) First and utmost - I agree with almost everyone that the character of Valek was totally ruined in this book. He just didn't feel the same and was hardly believable. 
 2) I enjoyed reading about Sitia and all the magical aspects of the book. I'm not an expert on magic, so all the things were pretty new to me. 
 3) Kiki (the talking horse) was absolutely adorable and her dialogue with Yelena made me laugh out loud sometimes. 
 4) I also don't get why all Snyder's villains in the series tend to be torturing rapists.