So, if I was rating this for Adrian alone, I would give it 5 stars. Seriously, I love that vampire. I have since he was intro'd in VA. 
 But... 
 I don't like Sydney. At all. She's not a very exciting character, and her prejudices just make her really undesirable and annoying to read. Because this is written in first person and only from Sydney's POV, I can't get away from her. I really really wish she was not the main character. She's soooooooo boring, and snotty, and...SUCH a bigot. I really, really don't like her. 
 As for the plot, this was very notably the second in a series. There was a whole lot of nothing happening. The only time it felt interesting was when Adrian was speaking or up to no good. I like Eddie and Jill and Dimitri too, of course, but we're always stuck with Sydney. 
 I don't know, if it weren't for my fangirl love of Adrian, I probably wouldn't read on. But I have to know what happens with him. I adored him in VA and was so upset with Rose for how she ended things with him. I want to see him get his "happily ever after." So, please, PLEASE, Ms. Mead, please take the stick out of Sydney's butt soon. If you don't, I seriously may go crazier than Adrian.