Alexa is so frustratingly idiotic, in the first few chapters we see her meet Brogan and Gabriel to do a spell and crack open the secret files on Verys’s computer, Gabriel mentions that “With power like yours, you could easily do stuff like this on your own. If you learned a few spells.” And to no surprise, her response is “no thanks I’ll leave that to you guys I’m more of a point and shoot type of gal” yeah all fucking brawn, irresponsibility and not one ounce of brain. She has the chance to master her dark energy and harness it more deeply, hence giving her more control. We never see her train with magic, we never see her actually actively try, and then she’s shocked when it overwhelms her and the bloodlust claims her? Her refusing to partner with Shya and getting upset at Arys for wanting her to, is hypocritical because not long ago, she disregarded Arys’s feelings and partnered with Harley for help. There’s no logic. She is exceedingly arrogant and never uses her connections to their disposal. I don’t understand how she has a flock of men wanting her when her itty bitty brain is almost teenager-like. That aside, I enjoyed this book a lot more because Shaz is out of the way. Alexa is weak for not being able to let him go after such a huge betrayal, he truly is the one thing holding her back from discovering her true potential.