Sometimes, paranormal romance is too heavy on the smut and barely has a plot. Thankfully, that is not true for Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series.

In fact, there was nothing between Paige and Lucas that made this a book I was ashamed to read in public, and the writer tastefully panned away whenever they were engaged in any... delicate activities.

There was a great deal of suspense. Vampires play a big role, on both the good side, the bad side, and the pathetic side. Even the one behind everything (but really, what's with these names for vampires?) is not disappointing, though I suppose I'm more or less at the point where any vampire who doesn't sparkle and refer to chick novels is cool. Especially since there's a twist: vampires might be long-lived, but they can and will die eventually.

The only reason I didn't give this five stars is because I didn't like the hero. He wasn't very impressive, and though I know their relationship was already established, I felt more of an attraction between Cassandra and Paige than between the main couple.

The investigation really managed to grab me, though. Wonderful plot and world.