It's strange, but there's something relaxing about reading these books, even though I'm not really that into this series. They're a bit too dark and gruesome for my tastes. I also find them a little boring because Riley thinks so much and keeps repeating things over and over and over... The overriding theme of this particular book is that Riley prefers hazelnut coffee, but several things are almost as good.

I did have an "oh that sucks" moment at the end of the book. It's amazing how often Quinn was mentioned without actually appearing in the book. I guess we know what that means.

I thought the bird scene was cute, but that's probably mostly because I have a soft spot for birdies.

I guess that, after five books, I shouldn't still hope the writing changes. I got pretty annoyed that the entire end of the book was Riley telling the baddies that guardians are awesome and that they're underestimating her, because she's a guardian. Because she is a guardian, you know.