So the good - great to see fantasy that is not tired Celtic mythology rehashed or the annoying current Vampire craze which seems to be 90% of what passes for fantasy these days.

The disappointing - the story was a wee bit of a letdown.

I really have enjoyed other books by Jane Lindskold. I enjoyed this one too, but not as much as some of the others. It pulled me in at first, and I liked Mira. I think it could have been edited down in some parts. I wish we'd seen more through Maybelle's eyes too as I thought her story was interesting. I have to admit, that in my mind's eye, I saw Melissa McCarthy (she played Sookie in Gilmore Girls) as Maybelle. I don't know why, I just saw her as capable of being that character!

In the end I was frustrated a bit as I thought it wrapped up rather too neatly and I felt it sort of died out rather than went somewhere interesting. I somehow wanted something else, although I can't say what that is. I suspect part of my frustration lies with Colette. Everyone else, including Stan felt 3-dimensional to me and Colette was an enigma. Why did she, who is the lynch pin of the story have to be so narrow. There was great potential in the possibilities around Colette/Mira that were merely passed by that could have made this mind-bogglingly good instead of merely good. Ah, it's so easy for a reader to edit though, isn't it?