This is a nonstop action, no rest installment to the Morganville series. I like where the book starts off, right after the big city pool showdown with Amalie being bit by the Master Draug and Eve being bit by Michael. That leaves Claire, Shane, Myrnin, and Oliver being the ones who really push the story foward. There were a lot of viewpoints in this book, but because the pace was set at such a rapid tattoo, I think it only adds to the frenzy Caine was going for. I'm always stressed for the main characters because they forever get themselves in bloody trouble, they even acknowledge what they're about to do is not such a good idea and still. There wasn't as much banter between the whole gang and I missed that. Myrnin spent very little time in crazy scientist mode and I missed that as well. In the midst of one potential deadly Draug encounter after another you still get pulled into the romances between Claire and Shane and Eve and Michael.