Disclaimer: I received this book for free as part of a Goodreads Giveaway.

Despite how the world got me from the get-go, I found it hard to keep reading. The first chapter had everything it could ever need to grab a reader's interest yet I just couldn't read more than a few pages at a time until I decided to attack it all in one go.

The characters were great. There was no name confusion, they were quite distinct, their personalities were strong, and they were all well rounded. The world was also unique and easily understood, and though I'm not well read in urban fantasy (this might be the reason why it was so hard to get into the novel for me - even though it was intriguing) I was able to settle in easily and enjoy my time in it. The narration was great (though at the beginning I felt the details were a bit heavy handed), the plot folded nicely together, and the conflict was apparent from the start (I wish it had gone into the overarching plot sooner, though; dealing with the zombie problem felt a bit dragged out).

I might be interested in reading more urban fantasy because of this novel (the world really did impress me and, again, it was easily understood). All in all, it was a decent read and the author did a good job.