So I don't think you can really read this and understand it without previous knowledge of her other books. There is lot of crossover, and I was a bit confused at times because I haven't read any of the Dark Hunters books - just the Chronicles of Nick which has a lot of crossover characters of its own. I liked learning about the different characters and what they could do, and I thought the beginning setup is very compelling. I was here for the morally grey pirate crew with supernatural powers. Toward the middle of the book however, it's like a switch is flipped and it has such a focus on romances as opposed to focusing on the crazy woman trying to kill all the humans. The ending a a tad rushed as well, I thought, but I overall had a good time while reading it purely as a quick, entertaining read.