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This was very nearly a very good (if somewhat typical) urban fantasy novel. It has a great setup: a host of interesting characters working together - or not - in a dangerous and dangerously sexy world of magic and intrigue. But. But the protagonist telegraphs her every thought, and half of those thoughts are the kind of long-winded college-age angst and portentousness that makes you really hate first person POV. (The free sample provides a great example of this style if you want to see what I mean.) There were glimmers of a funny and smart personality under the surface, but they kept getting drowned out. Much worse, however, was that the protagonist couldn't hold her character for more than a few pages. She's smart, she's an idiot. She's empathetic, she's tone-deaf. She's curious, she's utterly uninterested in learning about the things going on around her. If she was changing because of the events of the story, that would be one thing, but instead it's the other way around: her personality shifts only so the author can wedge her into whatever stupid thing the plot demands of her this chapter. And the plot ... Well, I'm not going to talk about the plot. I'm pretty sure that I wasn't supposed to understand the plot yet (because more will be revealed in the second book). Suffice it to say, I'm not only unsatisfied with that result, I'm bloody confused and annoyed. And really that pretty much sums up my experience with this story. It was so close to being quite good, and instead it left me angry enough to spit. Unless you're in the mood for that, I can't recommend this book.