I was a little surprised by the beginning of this story. The action picks up pretty much right where it left off and then quickly changed direction to the romantic aspect. At first, I thought it was a little fast, but I quickly realized it was just what was needed to enhance the storyline. The first half of the story ended up being vital in progressing the relationship between Anna and her other mates. Felix (I love him) was already well established as one of her mates, but the others have been pretty idle until now. It was so well done in that there was drama on the personal side of the story as well as the action side. We still get plenty of investigating done and I really appreciated that it was imperfect. They are definitely having to work for their answers. I like that it isn't coming easy for them - I feel it adds quite a bit to the story. I was also thrown, once again, at the ending. I was expecting a twist just because of the name of the book, but it wasn't as obvious as I expected it to be. The ending once again leaves us chomping at the bit for the next book, while providing enough closure that I'm not the least bit mad about it.