I'd probably rate this 4.5 stars, but I'll bump it up to five because I was so disheartened by all the one star reviews. C'mon, people. This was a good book. What I loved about it was that the writing flowed extremely well. I found out about this author through Kindle Scout and this book is one of the few I've actually sat down and finished so far. The author's writing kept me engaged the entire way through, and I loved that it wasn't your typical vampire love story. It was very dark and disturbing at times, which fit well with what the author was trying to get across. What I didn't like were the sexual scenes - would rather not have that in a fantasy book, but I can't complain too much because the writing was very well done. I didn't see it as sexist, either (and I am female); I thought the protagonist and her personality were portrayed well. There was sufficient action in this story for me, despite not following your typical story plot diagram. The author took a chance and it was a fun read.