This was book 7 of the series and it was my favorite by far. The pacing is now on and the characters are finally coming into their own. It is strange for a series to get this far before hitting full stride, but it is now there. I can now see why there are so many books in this series. Strong recommend on this book and on the series. This book pushed to early YA in my mind. Seems a tad more violent than previous books.