A bit repetitive, but overall a good portrayal of the secondary couple of Maggie Stiefvater's "Shiver" series. I was surprised how much I grew to like Cole in/by this installment; in fact, I like that he's a jerk, that he's a performer, that he's flawed and not sensitive and morally upright like Sam. Sam started out good and got a bit tiresome whereas Cole started out unlikable and annoying and became, at least in my eyes, lovable. 
 I also wished Sam and Grace were in this novel more; I was honestly surprised that Grace and Isabel's relationship basically ceased to exist. Even though Isabel explains it away simply with the acknowledgment that she's "not friendly," I distinctly remember her calling and texting Grace frequently in the previous two books. Her refusal to have any links to Minnesota, the place where Cole almost died and Jack did die, shouldn't have been the reason for her avoidance since she still associated with Grace and the wolf pack even after Jack's death. I didn't expect her and Grace to call each other every night, but it seemed like their friendship warranted a little more acknowledgment than it got. 
 Isabel was also a touch annoying in how she refused to open up and at times a bit hard to relate to or sympathize with because she is so cold, but I think her growth was realistic and satisfying. The ending was surprisingly saccharine and abrupt, which I was not expecting, but I appreciated it. 
 The one thing I disliked a lot was that there was no sufficient explanation of how Cole survived at the end of the last book, and there didn't seem to be any lingering memories or effects from that experience. I get that Isabel knew he was alive because Grace would have told her, but where did Cole end up, how did he survive, how did the experience affect him?