Various groups of terrible people doing terrible things across the countryside fill this book. The first half of this book is filled with more rape than plot. If it wasn't such a short book, I probably wouldn't have finished it. The second half of the book has some original winged monsters and more from young Elizabeth, the only slightly enjoyable character in the book. I enjoyed the second half of the book, but that enjoyment was basically ruined by what came before.

Let's get this straight though before anyone accuses me of not being a "real" horror fan, I am no shrinking violet. I don't believe that there are lines that cannot be crossed in writing but I do believe that everything needs to have a reason for occurring. What the reason is though isn't as important as that it simply exists. The characters need motivation. The plot needs to move forward. What I don't like and don't find enjoyable is reading about violence, gore, rape, incest, etc that holds no weight and doesn't move the book forward. If an event isn't important enough to have a bearing on the story, then it shouldn't be in the book.

This book feels like it began with the idea of the cool monsters and the rest of the book was filled in with meaningless savagery that didn't contribute to the plot. If you want to read about some really cool winged bloodthirsty monsters, I recommend you skip the first half of the book, you won't miss anything of substance.