To reiterate, I think the

forced mating

in the previous book was horribly out of character for all involved and did not make sense with the rest of the narrative. Having said that, it was what the author chose, and I will give credit that in this third entry to the series the fallout of that choice is believable. Kali takes all of the guys to task. And even though they don't grovel as much as I think they should, they do acknowledge the wrongness of their behavior and actively endeavor to make it up to Kali. Beyond that, the pacing is still a drag. With the reveal of

the actual BBEG, finally,

in this book, I'm once again hoping things pick up in the last entry, but we'll see, I suppose.