I started to read this at Barnes and Noble. I could not put it down. I did not want to wait for it to come in at the library so I bought it.  I was so eager to read about Kisten and Rachel, but it turned out I was going to be in for a big disappointment. Kisten only made small appearances in the beginning and the end of the novel. 

In the last novel, Rachel discovers Nick is not going to come back and he was not the person she thought he was.  At the beginning of this novel, Rachel and Jenks discover Jax, who went along with Nick, is stranded in the cold and Nick has been kidnapped over a stolen artifact. The artifact is incredibly valuable to werewolves and can destroy the balance and hierarchy in the paranormal world. Rachel and Jenks decide to go rescue them.

I like that this novel gave some closure for Rachel concerning Nick. The plot was slightly intriguing, but I was often left confused. The world Harrison created is not very well explained. I do not know how werewolf packs or vampire hierarchy works in this series. We get scattered bits and pieces, but nothing concrete or helpful.

One of the reasons I love to read book series is so I can watch the main character grow and change into a better person. Rachel is not that character. Rachel acts like her same old unappealing self. She often does not know what she is doing and makes the same mistakes.  She never learns from her past.  I also do not like how the relationship between Ivy and Rachel is moving. This reminds me of Anita Blake. Anita steered clear of casual sex because of her morals. Then she got a taste of it and became a slut. Rachel, at the beginning of the series, said she would never let a vampire drink from her because she did not want to be anyone’s shadow. After Rachel got a taste of it, she wants a blood balance with Ivy despite the fact that she could become addicted and lose a part of herself. 

I was really disappointed with this novel. I often did not know what was going on. Rachel was very annoying, and Kisten was not in this novel as much as I thought he was going to be.  I continued on though in the hope that Kisten will get more time in the next novel and that I will come to understand the world that Rachel lives in. I also hope Rachel grows up in the next novel.