I love Dali. Getting to hear her internal monologue was kind of upsetting, if only for being somewhat familiar as someone who grew up with thick glasses and features different from my peers. At a first glance, Dali's inner monologue feels like an unexpected 'I'm not like other girls' bender, but as the story progresses, you can see how she came to view herself this way. The books that feature Kate as a protagonist only show the facets of the other characters in how it would make sense for them to interact with her. Getting to see pack dynamics from an insiders view, and seeing who Dali and Jim outside of a professional setting was neat. There really are no secondary characters in this series. They're all fully realized. Dali's a really cool character and I love that the author's promised a full-length novel for her and Jim soon! The amount of care put into the cultural biographical information for Dali was really nice. And I love the dragon!

Jim calling Dali beautiful was perfect