The truth is, this book really wasn't on par with the preceeding books of the series plot wise, but in truth, this book is the true turning of Anita's morals. Before she was wondering if she was just one of the monsters and in this book, she begins to accept it, as well as accepting that some of her infamous rules are pointless. It is fascinating to see just how exactly someone's mind can go from so high on the moral podium to having nearly no lines anymore and this book accuratly shows the mental process of that degration.This book also back tracked a little by pointing out that vampires, while looking like humans and thinking like humans most of the time, are NOT, in fact, human.Sure there's lots and lots of sex (depends, really, on whether you like that kind of thing or not) but most of that really just helps show how Anita is beginning to accept herself and those around her as well as the situation in life she had been thrown.