The first chunk of the novel was a bit of a slog as Kieran was a bitt frustrating 

(he knows that wolves without a pack die but when his wolf begins to fade after he isolates himself and keeps pushing everyone away he's confused about why it's happening.)

 

I'm concerned that as the series progresses that more plot holes will keep opening up. In particular it looks like this series is going to be based of Rick makes the same mistake every book and everyone has to deal with the consequences.