** spoiler alert ** 3.5 stars. Didn't love this as much as the last one, but it's way better then book 6. I was a bit surprised that she brought Lucas in to narrate, but I think it fit that she did. She's definitely integrating the characters more now, and a lot of what happened in this book will have implications for the series as a whole, plot-wise. Really looking forward to seeing what happens with the Cabal now, in particular. Also, I wasn't crazy about Karl, but the Hope-Karl dynamic has really grown on me, so I appreciate him more now. I think I'm just a sucker for hot-blooded werewolves...