You gotta love going into a book knowing it's going to knock you off your axis in all the ways you expected, and a few that you didn't as well. I laughed. I cried. I had several Whoppi Goldberg "you in danger, girl" exclamations.

The girls are back and things are seemingly great. But Ris and Lurielle are feeling the longevity of their long lives, compared to the comparatively short ones of their orcish lovers and it's a heavy burden to contend with. Silva is finally feeling confident enough to push Tate into her elvish sphere in a more meaningful way. To marry Silva of the Daytime and Silva of the Nighttime; to be just Silva, only for Tate to hold her at arms length again.

Everyone goes through some growing pains in this one. Learning that relationships have to evolve to survive. That communication with a partner is great, but you also need to make sure you're still on the same page together. That laughter and support through the hard times is even more important than in the easy times. And that counting on tomorrow isn't a guarantee.

I'm positively vibrating with excitement to see how this all wraps up in Reunions at the end of the year!!!