Oh boy. So I know I can always count on Ilona Andrews to give me some top tier world building and that is not in question here. Magic and Innkeepers? Making all the paranormal creatures like vampires and werewolves actually be aliens? Love it.

The character work is where it falters. Dina is fine, if a little lackluster. Sean and Arland, however, are the worst of what Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance as a genre have to offer - big strong alpha men (Sean is literally a special type of Alpha Werewolf, bred to be the biggest and strongest!!) who don't really seem to take Dina at her word when she says NO. Character decisions and backstory are clumsily explained.

Am I still going to continue on? Hell yeah. Everyone is an alien! The Inn is somewhat sentient and Dina is magically connected to it! This world building is fun!