This book was certainly not the best in the series nor was it the worst. The series itself has a lot of strengths, but even as far into as Blue Moon falls, there are too many flaws to fully enjoy these books.

Blue Moon lacked any sort of fluidity. It seemed like too much was packed into the book, which seems to be a recurring theme in these books. The tedious nature of the books are one major issue that it seems could've been detrimental to the series. (Obviously, it isn't since Hamilton continues to churn out the books regularly.)

Anita was a bit more sympathetic in some chapters than she was in others. Of course, there were points when she seemed to be too monstrous to be the heroine of the stories. Her willingness to torture definitely took some of the shine off of her claims of being a good person and of doing things in the name of God. She seemed to be justifying the behaviors in a way that made her more annoying than was necessary.

Richard was not as holier than thou as he had been in the past. He was still an ass in a lot of the chapters. I almost feel like Hamilton wants the reader to hate him. Instead of portraying him as a bitter saint, he was portrayed as a selfish womanizer.

The more impressive and sympathetic characters were the minor characters in the story--Asher, Damian, Nathaniel and Jason. Each had a little more insight given into their character and their history. The near loss of Nathaniel, who really seems like he is going to be repeatedly treated as cannon fodder, was almost too much and was definitely a tear-inducing part of the story.

I hate that there are points in this story, as with several of the other books in the series, where I feel like I should just put the book down and walk away from the series. It is one thing to gradually change characters around, but the constant shift that some of the main characters go through makes the series a frustrating read.