I received this book thought Netgalley for an honest review.Disclaimer: Contains SpoilersI am going to start off in this review and say this book wasn’t written badly, or was the story all that bad. Mostly the low rating is due to the book just not being for me. It has a couple instances that just put me off so much that drove the rating down. The first, and largest one being when the main characters mother being so sure that she can do everything, leaves her daughter with the people she hates so much. Nice one mum, leave your seriously distraught daughter with her missing boyfriends parents after her daughter has been kidnapped. You hated her boyfriend, you instantly hate his parents, but just because she wants their help as well as yours you pull a bitch fit toss out an ultimatum. I hate ultimatums.So when your daughter does not bow down to your demands instantly you take off in a snit leaving her with said hated parents. It’s not liked you explain anything, you just say you can help and that is the end of it. At this point the main character, Cedar, is slightly aware that there is something mystical about her in-laws. So Mum, when you get all belligerent and SAY you can help, but don’t EXPLAIN anything you don’t have any right to be all put out and pissy. To your daughter you are completely mundane, so when you get all butt hurt with her “betrayal” you can take that and shove it up your hypocritical ass.This is all annoying, but still not what REALLY pissed me off and lowered the rating; It’s what her mother does when she runs off with her panties in a twist, unbeknownst to Cedar, but her mother is a Druid. I know Druids in past times were all blood and guts, and they sacrificed pretty much anything they could get their hands on, but Mum did you have to choose a cat. That ended my enjoyment of this book, done, gone, poof into thin air it goes. Maybe there is something is wrong with me, but I could have dealt with live stock being gutted, but please leave house hold pets out of it.The rest of the things that bugged me were all minor, just issues with the main character forgiving her boyfriend for ditching her for seven years. Oh and the Huzzah magic ending is magic, but not explained all that thoroughly. It was mostly brushed over in a this is what happened moment.So if you are looking for a dark Urban Fantasy where emotions run high, and events unfold quickly then maybe this book is for you, but not for me.
