I actually read and reviewed separately the three books collected in this volume, so this is really just for my own records. The rating for the collection is the average of the individual volumes - in this case a very simple average, as I gave them all three stars. This is a fun and absolutely frivolous series, and I say that not to put down the frivolous... sometimes you're in the kind of reading mood where only frivolous will do, and this is the literary equivalent of a big pile of whipped cream with some little biscuits to dunk into it. I enjoy the alternate universe that's been devised here, where vampires and werewolves are part of the established social and political system of Victorian England; it's entertaining to see them all play off against each other. Less entertaining is the romance, but after the first volume the romance sort of becomes a mild background to the plot rather than paranormal romance proper. The strong cast of supporting characters more than makes up for it, although I'd love to see more of Ivy, who I find absolutely hilarious.