I must admit, I almost DNF-ed this one. The first third was clunky, too much forced exposition, too much telling and not showing. I didn't care about the characters much (yet). But I hoped it would get better (it's the author of Monstrous Whims after all), and it did. The plot picked up, the characters showed their personalities (who would have thought the big bad wolf is such a softie), and I finally believed their chemistry. In the end, I quite enjoyed the ride.