I think it's safe to say that I think with Dragonsbane I have grown out of the Dark Hunter series. Started when I was a teen, went into my early twenties, and now a decade later I return to a series that I think I just don't really vibe with anymore. The relationships are dull, repetitive, and honestly feel like they just get in the way of the more interesting and larger story playing in the background. I noticed this especially in the last couple of books. I think I'm simply tired of the same tragic backstories, the same snarky one liners that every character seems to have (and with 26 books there are A LOT of characters.)

The entire book felt so disjointed, as every scene was the characters being pushed from one place to another without much cohesion or grace. I will say that the overarching story is getting to a neat place, but I don't want to sort through more lackluster couples to get to it.