From giving book one 3 stars, to giving book two 4 stars, to this... The more I think about this book the less I like it. The smut still feels out of place, but it has become a source of irritation now. The plot is incredibly fast-paced, not very well built up, and it is all over the place. That's probably what sucked the enjoyment out of the story for me, trying to make sense of the plot and the magic system. It also became so annoying to read about how homophobic the vampire society was, because it's just never explained??? There's no tangible reason for why they are homophobic, other than the plot device it serves as. I finished this just to finish it, not because I was actually interested in the story anymore. Very underwhelming.