This one wasn’t my favorite. This novel felt like a weak part 1 to a 2-part story. My hope is that once Battle Grounds releases, we'll think of these two novels together as a larger story.

I felt like this book tried to make a case that this situation was more grand and more dire than any situation Harry's ever faced before. Everything is dialed to 11. There was a strong theme running throughout this book of loss of control, and combined, it read to me like a telenovela. I can enjoy schlock, but the rampant sexual tension throughout the book was a turn-off for me. I like the budding romance between Harry and Karrin, but the rest seems forced to me.

I hope Harry is able to shed the Winter Knight mantle; it makes him a less interesting character to me. This topic of loss of control was much better handled with his struggles with Lasciel, such as in in Dead Beat, in which Harry overcomes temptation through strength of character.