This is the last book in a series, and I found myself wishing I had read the earlier books. There was enough exposition to keep me from feeling too confused, but I felt like I was missing out on important emotional aspects. It was as if I had decided to read the Twilight series, but started with New Moon after Edward left Bella. The writing style was almost a stream of consciousness, with some incomplete sentences that embody the way Melia thinks. It could bother some readers, but I found it interesting.

I was often frustrated with Melia’s character, and if I had been reading a print copy, I would have thrown the book across the room at least once. It was similar to watching a horror film, and the main character says, “I think I’ll go check out that creepy sound coming from the basement.” You yell at them for making such a dumb choice, but it doesn’t help anything because they can’t hear you. This is not to say that I did not enjoy the book. I was completely wrapped up in the story and wanted so badly to wake Melia up to her worth. She kept thinking that she deserved the mistreatment and abuse, both in her past and present.

There is a content warning at the beginning of the book, but I still found myself cringing at how terrible the abuse and assault was. It is not described in graphic detail. In fact, I felt it was very tactful for the heaviness of the subject. But it still broke my heart that Melia seemed to regress from the strong and confident vampire to a self-hating human because of the way she was treated. With all of that said, I would recommend this book, but suggest reading the other books in the series first. It is a very emotional story with a lot of interesting characters. Just be prepared to scream at fictional people when they make obviously dumb choices.