*eyes the mid-90's series book* I'm not sure it's really that far beneath some of them. :p But I do apologize for subjecting you to such horror. I'd forgotten a lot about this arc beyond being forever amused that werewolves were where SV drew the line for the supernatural. Witches, fortune tellers, ghosts, and vampires are all fair game. The twins themselves are a touch psychic. But werewolves are just a smidge too far... and yet.

I spent so much of this book wondering if it had an entirely different ghosty than the previous one for one reason or another. Sam getting mentioned as well as the manslaughter thing (I do love that nary an eyelash was batted at the reveal that Elizabeth had a hand in her sister's boyfriend's death) when not a peep previously! Rene getting more than two seconds of screentime! Lady Pembroke's mink, which had been returned to her on page 119 of the previous book and yes I looked it up and yes, it's mentioned again right at the end of the book when everyone arrives at the country home, is suddenly still fucking missing because Liz needs to interrogate Robert's family. God, that one ticked me off.

Now, back to cackling about the lack of mentioning James and how blasé Robert Jr was about his father going on and on about him being under suspicion as a werewolf. There's a decided difference between knowing your parent has a strange belief and then having it turned on you.

I shall now hush because I'm not gonna spoil anything more than I already have.