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** spoiler alert ** This book was a fun read like all the other hollows books. But it was rather disappointing.

In past books, the series moved onward by slowly revealing new layers and facets of the society and Rachel's situation. This book was sadly lacking in interesting details. They bring out the Banshees (a dull species worthy of Stephanie Meyer.) They solve the mystery of Kisten's death (but it was exactly what they thought it would be in the past books.) Nothing really happens with Al except he decides to leave her alone for awhile. (Ooh, that's a tense situation.) Nothing happens with Trent except that he makes a cameo and repeats what he said at the end of book 6.

The other books revolved around a clear issue that threw Rachel to the middle of a tense and perilous situation. She does not have one tense situation, but rather a handful of slightly ruffling ones. Her situations are created by the banshees (dull again), Kisten's murder (disappointingly dull), and a ghost with a dull back story.

She gets shunned. In the past, nearly every witch would mumble and move away from her because they thought she was black. In this new and shocking development.. every witch mumbles and moves away from her because they think she's black.

She does not kick anyone's butt. Her butt does not get kicked. When she almost dies it's rather dull. Nothing unexpected or interesting really happens. The new stuff isn't even interesting and it sounds like it was pulled out of the author's behind. The whole book reads like a fan fic rather than a real novel.

Book 5 was going in this direction and I was hoping that 6 was a sign that the author hadn't fallen into the pit of Series That Should Be Done Already So Shoot It And Put It Out Of Its misery. I'm just sad. It's so hard to find good fantasy books and this source has dried up.