I AM NOT PLEASED THAT THE FACEBOOK POP-UP AD JUST FROZE MY ENTIRE REVIEW AND NOW I HAVE TO RESTART FROM SCRATCH. FIX THAT NOW, GOODREADS. ALL I DID WAS CLICK THE STAR RATING! 
 Ahem. Now, to try and remember this... 
 Before I get into my review, I want to discuss my issues with the ending. As the story is set up as a mystery, the conclusion is terribly unsatisfying and sloppy. This is disappointing since the climax is very exciting. But the conclusion requires the reader to understand much more about the characters involved than development of those characters allows. We have to blindly take Mercy's analysis of things and are left to just shake our heads and nod with her, the whole time feeling very unconvinced. This is a poor way to resolve a mystery. And it is not helped by the ending that follows being clunky and badly paced, first seeming to go on forever and then coming to an ABRUPT STOP. I did not enjoy this ending. 
 While the ending did color my overall opinion of this book since bad endings really kill my mood, I will say that it was all right read. It was nothing special and I am not sure if the characters are really appealing enough to draw me into more of the series. But there were some things it did very well. I truly enjoyed Mercy. She was down-to-earth, not a super girl, not obsessed with her men and had a generally good head on her shoulders. She was more like what I want out of an urban fantasy lead than what I usually get. I honestly want to slap most urban fantasy leads and find them incredibly grating, even if I like their series for other characters. But Mercy was fun to chill with and read about. I love that her transformation of the coyote spoke to both her adaptive nature and the habit people have with dismissing her. Nice touch. 
 I also really appreciated some of the things done with the supernatural themes. While Briggs plays fast and loose with mythos, her descriptions of both power/magic (often represented through captivating songs) and the supernatural themselves are fascinating. I particularly liked her unique depiction of werewolves, from their appearance to their movements to their dominance issues. It was a perfect blend of were lore and wolf lore. I also loved their wolf forms, which showed both their wolf side and their otherness. Very nice. 
 But most of the characters, with the exception of the gay werewolf and the vampire, were lackluster. While I enjoy the father concept for Adam, he is only slightly more interesting than Samuel, who is quite dull. I guess I also enjoyed some of the dominance issues with Adam because they were well done. But, I don't know, neither of them held me as much as Kelley's weres in Bitten or her other were books. There was just something missing. The plot was also not especially compelling. I'm left with feeling the book is an enjoyable read but perhaps not worth further ventures into the series. 
 I think I will decide whether I want to continue Mercy's journeys after I've finished more of the books I own. For now, feel free to weigh in with your own opinion of the series.