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I was hesitating on reading this at the first because so many reviewers claiming how dark & unlike Nora the writing was. But I broke down & paid the $15 & began reading it. I actually think it is very Nora. The detailed descriptions will have u in tears or fears, laughter or disgust. She makes u feel as you read. You can't help it. There are many characters & you will feel for nearly all & you will remember their stories. Flynn, Starr, Eddie, Katie, Arlys, Fred... I can't even begin to choose who will be the focus of the next in the series. And that was something different in this one. Turns out that there aren't obvious pairs that will survive. So you will cry. You will gasp. You will wonder why? How? This can't work. But by the end you will believe that it can & will turn out. Not sure how but ... WOW! The issue of the dark theme... Nora has written other books with magic & books with evil. I think the difference was that this one has more instances where it appears that darkness & evil triumph. But previous books have had rape, death, evil. We just could find comfort that they would not triumph in one book. This one holds that hope off literally until the epilogue. Until then you still ache & are unsure about good being able to pull it out of the bag. So block out 24 hours to read it (& it will be non stop) & make sure you not only have a box, or three, of Kleenex & take off the make up first, but also don't plan on letting anyone see your face for at least a day after you finish it.