A gorgeous, decadent, diversely cast and sensitively written, forbidden paranomal romance and thriller in one! Mwah, Chef's Kiss!!! The reimagining of vampires and shifters as being the more Unseelie of Fair Folk was a nice, unique twist on the usual vampire romance... buuuut the minutiae of each clan, species, family, superpower, what-have-you is missing in this book. I don't know who or what has which powers, or why certain families are at odds... It's promised throughout that "that's a story for another time", so maybe I'll get answers to the magical mechanics in the sequels. BUT a lot of that knowledge is central to the motivations of the serial killer/primary antagonist, sooo the very very VERY ending is a little hollow because I still don't feel I have a full grasp on why the villain did what they did. The mysteries might not be brought to light fully, but the relationship between Celine and Bastien is, and Celine's own personal journey to assert herself in a male-dominated society is. There is heart and yearning and courage at the center of this book, which is strong regardless of what mysterious magical whackadoodle shenanigans are going on around these two characters. Celine and Bastien are universal, and I am absolutely in love with their respective journeys, and inevitable collision. Swoon!