I finally finished! M'kay, so there was nothing really wrong with this book, I guess, it just didn't deliver on what I might have liked and did deliver on some things I really could have done without. So. Exhibit A for why books should have content labels. There was a smattering of mild language throughout and a couple uses of the f-bomb. A gay relationship that I just would have liked some warning or lead-up to, because even if it had been any other relationship it came out of nowhere. Some unnecessary sexual content (and some necessary content that was handled tactfully, which I appreciated; not sure why the tact level differed where it did?). Since it's a vampire novel it was necessarily violent, although there were times it kind of toed the line for me as far as what I felt was strictly necessary.

But with the content labeling out of the way. The first half of this book (sans a chapter or two) was my favorite part of the book. One thing this book does really well is vampire lore, and the first half was full of it. The worldbuilding aspect of this book was fantastic.

The prose is also a nice style. There were several places where there was nothing but straight dialogue for a few lines and I had to back up to sort out for sure who was talking, but it wasn't terribly off-putting amidst the rest of the prose.

I didn't personally connect well with any of the characters, at least not long-term. They each had their moments, but none of them really stuck with me. Except Howland. I liked Howland. Howland and Charlotte's interactions saved the last portion of the book, for me, and I likely would have DNFed the book without them.

Unfortunately... that's about all I can say for it. :P