4.5 Stars

Started out a bit rough. There are some problems with the complicated speech, the flow of the story (in the beginning), some editing errors throughout the story and the very complicated world build at the beginning of the story. KA's tendency to ramble (especially at the beginning) also makes it a slow go for about the 1st 20% of the story. That is an estimate.

But suddenly I was completely pulled in. I found myself reading till 2 in the morning.
All the characters, main and side, are very interesting. In a way, not only are your mc's (which there are 4 couples that are mc's) but the side characters are very front and center too. We get to know them 'Intimately'!

There is a ton of suspense, intrigue, mystery and eroticism. We get some very detailed intimate situations with the side characters. I mean Hot, Steamy, Graphic, Erotic, Intimate scenes.
There are some very dark elements.
Not for the 'Faint of Heart'!!

There are also connections to her Fantasyland series.

I was very apprehensive to start this one due to the reviews of many. After reading this, I have to say they made some valid points. BUT!
Once you get past the first few chapters and become accustom to this very complicated world, things just start falling into place. It was more than worth the time I spent reading it.
I ended up completely invested in this world and ALL the characters represented in it.

Bottom line, I fell in love with it and can not wait till I can read the next book in the series.

It Was AWESOME!

note; I saw that some people were trying to use the audio. I don't do audio. I understand she used multiple people to narrate it, but even with so many different voices, as complicated as this world it, I would HIGHLY recommend the print over the audio.
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I waited forever for this book to come out in ebook because I knew it would be easy to get lost in an audible version. I am glad I waited. It seems that again, I am in the minority when it comes to books that KA fans dislike or struggle with as they seem to hold my attention the longest.

This book does start out quite hardcore. I think it was done to show how much was at stake and the direness of what would happen if this Beast is brought forward by some very repugnant and overzealous zealots (for lack of a better word.) Prior to starting this, I knew it loosely linked to the FantasyLand series. Other than that I was going in blind, so I had no idea what to expect. It did catch me off guard that rather than the usual book for each couple with an intermingled storyline that it was told from a different POV. This actually didn't hinder the storyline at all as it is clear who is speaking in each chapter and it builds on the story. I appreciated the grittiness of the story. I also did not find myself shying away from the sexual tones of the story because in my opinion they did not hinder or overpower the story because there is A LOT of story around those times. Anyone that reads KA, knows she is a detail queen.

There were glimpses of her alpha men again which I loved. I was pretty shocked by the ending but I think it had to be that way because there needed to be some angst and what-if moments. It was all going swimmingly up to that point so it would be hard if there wasn't some resistance in how this prophecy was handled in regard to the Beast rising. I can tell, I am going to enjoy this series. For anyone on the fence, I will give the same advice as I normally do. Read this book for yourself to decide if it is a book for you. Books are magic and they all have a different impact on us and therein lies their beauty. ( )