I would like to start by saying that I was so looking forward to this book! A Djinn hottie with an Arabic name and a southern belle? Now that is a book to look forward to! 
 As always and one of the elements that what makes this series so fantastic are the characters. 
 I had fallen in love with Khalil from the time he made his appearance in Storm's Heart and even more when we saw him again in Serpent's Kiss; especially when we find out more about his connection to Carling and that he needed to save his daughter from something. That was my hook and I was so looking forward to knowing more about his backstory and what had conspired. 
 Grace is an absolute gem, true she did have her ditsy moment where she didn't think stuff through but that's part of her character. i love that she generously stepped up and took responsibility when it was given to her, her sister's children. She shows that she does put them first above all else. Though she had not fully embraced her responsibility as the Oracle at the beginning, I was glad to see her growth in that aspect in her life. 
 Sadly there was a missing element in what makes this series so fantastic; world building. We got so much inside into the world of the Wyr and Elves in terms of politics and how their societies function but I felt that we didn't get anything out of the Djinn Society or their politics; there were some but it felt lacking to me, I needed more! 
 Second problem in this book, the plot 
 While the first books had plots that gripped me till the very last word, with impending danger at every corner of our heroes lives; this book felt slow ... there wasn't much at stake; I mean there wasn't much the characters could lose if things don't go their way. Compared to assassination attempts, gang members and a life threatening disease; (view spoiler)[ bills and babysitting (hide spoiler)] don't sound that exciting. True there was a moment towards the second half of the book where things get a little more threatening but it seemed rushed to me, I feel that it could have been done much better. (view spoiler)[ Instead of just babysitting and going on dates, why didn't the book focus on the prophecy that Grace saw? It heavily involves Grace and would have added a lot to the plot (hide spoiler)] 
 What I wanted more than anything in this book was to see interactions between Khalil and his daughter. (view spoiler)[ We not only find out early on that his daughter is physically damaged and his on the verge of being a 'rouge' but we also realize that Khalil's relationship with his daughter is also damaged; you can sense the pain in Khalil's voice and actions about that and you feel that this character wants to fix things with his daughter. (hide spoiler)] We get none of that! None! (view spoiler)[His daughter makes two appearances and they are both to interact with Grace. I found it to be so disappointing that the only interaction she had with Khalil was just spoken of. (hide spoiler)] I wanted to see emotions and struggles. (view spoiler)[ I wanted to see development in both the relationship between Khalil and his daughter but also wanted to see more development in his daughter as well. (hide spoiler)] She is such an interesting character and it is a shame that we didn't get a lot of her in this book. We just see her being cured at the end, I wanted to see her struggle and get in her head. I seriously hope she gets a book of her own that includes her own struggles and demons as well as REAL interactions with her father. 
 (view spoiler)[One thing I will say that I am so relieved that Khalil did not fall into flesh! I was yelling out loud to him not to fall into flesh the whole second half of the book. Becoming human will make him loose some of that sexy appeal XD (hide spoiler)] 
 3.5/5 stars