I wanted to be taken with this book but it just didn't do it for me. There were WAY too many similarities with a Court of Thorn and Roses for me to ignore or to stop comparing to. Needless to say, this didn't stack up terribly well. I was also annoyed by the constant switching between calling Des Des or the Barginner. I didn't understand the differences. The inconsistent use of swearing was also a little strange to me. Overall, not a favourite at all.