Once again, Jean-Claude and Anita Blake are having some problems with the vampire council. Nothing shocking there. We learn about The Harlequin, spend some time with Edward (thank goodness) and Olaf. Richard and Jean-Claude get violent, and I find it a shame that Richard isn't dispatched hastily. I know I make my intense dislike of Richard clear in basically every comment I make, but I hate him and that is just not going to change. There is, of course, a ton of sex with plenty of people, which I am starting to find tiresome. Is it not exhausting to have that many dicks floating around you? Do you ever have five seconds to yourself that doesn't involve a dick or thinking about one of the seventeen people you are involved with? Wears me out. The second half of this series is really lacking for me, but I slog on in hopes that it will even out.