I'm going to have to mark this as a DNF. I tried picking this up again this year and after putting it to the side again for the umpteenth time, I think I just have to admit defeat. Perhaps I'm just getting a little tired of the UF genre, as I've found myself straying more to the PNR field or for books that don't really fall within the typical lines of the UF or supernatural fiction reads. 
 That isn't to say that this is a bad book. It isn't and I can see where I'd have adored this when I was more fully in the throes of my UF love years ago. I just can't seem to find myself really enjoying this here and now. Maybe I'll rediscover this years from now and enjoy it, but for now I have to cry uncle.