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Sorry I think that this may be slightly more of a rant than it is a review.

I had for so long been an avid fan of the series and a defender of Laurell's, but no longer. I had hoped that this would be the book to wake me up and get me excited about this series again. It wasn't. And what a shame. Yes some "things" happen but frankly I'm tired of the metaphysical crap. I'm also tired of authors who are so in love with themselves that they think we MUST read pages and pages of crap just because it is something that has caught their fancy, such as the endless pages of heavy bag punching and running, home decorating and clothing discussions. Did Laurell redecorate lately, because the endless droning of the decor in the underground got old after a couple of chapters...as did the never ending droning on about (see? I too can use words over and over like LKH does until you want to rip out you eyeballs!And I don't even get paid for it.) the different clothes everyone wears in every other chapter. And spare me the new look at Micah's pretty little feminine face. Can we please add a real man to Anita's stable. Or will that make Anita less of the man she is so striving to be?




Story? Plot? Yes I suppose there was one; metaphysically speaking. Has Richard made a turn around that would make you head spin and force you into a plane of HIGHLY suspended disbelief? Yes he did. And I think you will be telling yourself the same thing I did---It's unbelievable. Did Asher finally get his man on man action? What do you think? Its sex and Laurell has become semi-good at writing BDSM scenes. (not! ) Yet another facet of her real life "spilling" out onto the pages? Yes, the word 'spill 'has again been used umpteen times. Did the emphasis on all the children and young adults creep me out? Yes it did. I hope this is not a new fancy that caught LKH's eye. She does seem to be pushing the envelope on inappropriate sexual behavior lately.