Here is another Dream-Hunter book, but in the style of Xypher's, it was actually pretty good. This one takes up where One Silent Night left off in the sense of directing the Dark Hunter war beyond Acheron's book. Where is this series going now? Well this book lays it all out for you.

The start of the book caught me immediately. I loved Cratus from the start. I loved seeing him on that hill and listening to his thoughts and then watching him walk into the hall of the gods like a total badass. That scene was written beautifully. So after that when we get to present day and see him again he stole me all over again. The mute mechanic? Oh, man. Sign me up. Then you have Delphine, the sleep god in this story, and her ethics and fighting skills, and you find yourself enjoying her. The relationship between her and Cratus (who drops the name for Jericho) moves quickly but it's still endearing. He becomes someone you just want to find love so however it comes, even if it's in rainbows and glitter, you're happy for him.

That being said, halfway through the book it almost stopped feeling like they were the main characters anymore. So much happens. Ash is on the scene in his little house with Tory, and them playing husband and wife together is this side of adorable. I respect that even past his book and all of its revelations, Kenyon is still writing Ash with mystique. There's still a sexy mystery about him that we get to experience through the other character's experience of him. Deals are brokered with the Daimon royalty (who are still just as charming) and Jared is back as well as Jaden and their mystery is elevated. Who are these two and what are they to each other? It feels like another mystery to solve, which is what we need to keep the momentum going. We've got evil characters feeding off The Source who want to overthrow the pantheons and are declaring war on the daimons and dark hunters alike. The set-up is in this book, but the big fight doesn't happen. It's too big. It's what will carry over into the next books with Noir his crazy sister who isn't really his sister and their quest for domination. Because whatever Nick is? It's big. And it's calling all the crazies out. The green amulet from Xypher's book makes another appearance. Zarek and Astrid are here, which is a relief, because please, I miss my dark hunters after all these dream hunter books. Nick is pissed off, but he's here. And speaking of, the final scene out on a New Orleans street, with Ash arriving to introduce Jericho and Delphine to an unamused Nick who pulls up in his fancy car, and the new batch of dark hunters who will stand around him was the perfect "this is the next generation of dark hunter characters." I liked it. I appreciated it. I liked that Zarek will be involved. I liked that Ash is at the helm, and that we're still in New Orleans. This is good, this is moving forward but still keeping what we loved about the first books. Progress without ditching the story's roots. I'll be honest, I felt the momentum was rushing toward Ash's book and wondered how much I'd care beyond it, especially with all these books that felt nothing like the first DH books. It was that scene that clinched it for me.