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I read this series because the worldbuilding is great, and the witchcraft is interesting and intricate. The author really has those things down pat. Unfortunatly, this series is kinda falling flat (for me, anyways) as it goes along. A character doesn't have to be perfect or even likeable for me to like reading about them, but Rachel is just plain annoying, and it's hard for me to have any kind of concern for the character. I am also sick to death of Ivy and the relationship angst between her and Rachel - it just goes on and on, book after book, and when you think they've got it settled...nope, we're in for another round. Figure it out or go your seperate ways already! Sheesh. I honestly wish it had been Ivy killed off instead of Kisten. At least he was interesting without annoying the heck out of me! I wonder why is Ivy even a main character in this series? She doesn't really do much for Rachel, and we have to read endlessly about how Rachel needs to be careful of this trigger, or that trigger, because Ivy's eyes are starting to dilate!!

That's the other problem with this series. I find Harrison's antagonists and minor characters much more endearing than her protagonists. Al and Trent are probably my favorite characters in the series, and unfortunatly she's turning Trent into a whimp. I also found myself much more concerned about what happened to Mia and Remus in this book than Rachel. And after following the "who murdered Kisten" drama for over 2 books the whole mystery ended in an anti-climactic fizzle.

Coming straight outta left field we had some guy/ghost named Pierce show up, with no previous mention besides a short story in an anthology (sorry, I don't read those - didn't even know about it) and suddenly he's the man Rachel's always measured men by. *rolls eyes* I don't even know what to say about that development...

This paticular book was slow on action, and high on melodrama. If you are caught up in this series I'm sure you'll be reading it, but expect a rehash of the same Rachel and Ivy drama, Rachel and Kisten drama, Rachel and Jenks drama, Jenks and Matalina drama (yes, Matalina is still dying for the third or fourth book now - like the Ivy issue Harrison is milking that for drama as long as she possibly can), Rachel and boyfriend(s) drama, Rachel and family drama, it's all here...again. Nick even gets a mention or two. This series only seems to take tiny, itty-bitty steps forward and huge steps back. I'll probably read the next one, but I'm no longer paying for these books new.

Can you tell by my ranting that I'm disappointed I'm not liking the series better? :P