I'm waffling with this book, but I really liked it. Certainly for a first in a series it was REALLY well-thought out and not with all the clunky stuff that comes with first-timers where there's a ton of expo dump and backstory friends. I LOVED how the lead guy was not a pushy Alpha dude, and this was a pretty interesting meld of Templars, Vampires and Faeries that didn't feel THAT contrived a stew of paranormal. I enjoyed the plot and how the main character went from cold to warm because of the love of another, which she'd really never known.

As my main critique, I just gotta say that switching POV between the male/female leads without proper setup was REALLY confusing, and it kept being jarring as the book went on, so I guess that would have been way better to set that up better or just keep with the lady POV. BUT It had a great edgy tone to it, the world was gritty without being uninviting, and I bought the followup to see what happens! I really think if the POV didn't switch so often it woulda been one of my top I've read this year!