I was super excited to jump into this--I've long been a fan of Bishop's Black Jewels series, and really enjoyed her Tir Alainn trilogy--so I was really interested by what she could pull off in an urban fantasy setting.

I absolutely loved the world-building in here. This is an alternative Earth, with everyone knowing about the terra indigene (aka The Others, a broad term used for all of the supernaturals) and their existing having shaped the world. As creatures that view humans as primitive monkeys and snacks, this leads to an interesting dynamic. These are not sparkly vampires or sweet, puppy dog werewolves.

Unfortunately, the world building wasn't enough for me when I couldn't get invested in the characters. The most interesting character for me was Monty, but as more of a side character this certainly wasn't about him. Meg came off as a fairly bland character, and while her ability as a prophet was interesting, the whole cutting thing was pretty uncomfortable. Simon felt fairly generic as well, and as a love interest I didn't care--the most interesting thing about him was the relationship with Sam.

This is definitely a fun enough urban fantasy, and I hope she writes some more in this world involving different characters because I really do like what she did here.