I really liked this edition of the DH series. It was a nice change of pace to have a hero who still actually had a family...even if said family is a bunch of jerks. It was also nice to have a tough-kick-a-little-butt-cause-I-trained-like-a-dark-hunter-too kind of girl for the heroine. I don't think any other heroine is actually able to fight alongside her DH so that was a lovely switcheroo. (I get a little tired of the 'swooning woman' issue.) She also was a tough cookie emotionally and I thought she had a fun sense of humor. Many other reviewers feel she was too sarcastic and that made her annoying and I disagree. I felt she had a quick wit, and with the exception of maybe one scene, thought that she was written well. She also didn't ask any stupid questions and go bananas over the paranormal forces in the DH world which I appreciate. As a PNR fan, there is nothing more annoying than a book character that is constantly ranting about how 'vampires/demons/angels/shifters/witches/magic/etc. don't exist' when they have had numerous examples happen right in front of them. You have the suspension of disbelief for 21st century television, but not for the paranormal in your own world? Give me a break!

The Cael and Nick part was nuts! Even though I have read many of the later DH books, I don't remember how the Cael and Nick thing plays out...will have to double check to see what I read because that looks to be prime time stuff. Overall, a satisfying example of Kenyon's work.