http://bactra.org/weblog/algae-2011-03.html#richardson ( )

Harper returns from London, somewhat changed and discovers that Wygan is trying to transform her into a tool to help him defeat The Guardian (which enforces boundaries between the "Grey" and normal life). Harper works w/ Quiton and Carlos to stop Wygan.

this book Harper returns to Seattle to find things a mess. Edward's been kidnapped, the serpent-like vampires are taking over the city and their leader Wygan has something horrible planned for Harper, if only she knew what. So all she has to do is rescue her dad's ghost from Wygan, avoid getting killed (again), and figure out what Wygan's big plan is. Easy right? Luckily she has Quinton to back her up and will also get some help from the Danzigers. Overall a great addition to the series and a must read for fans. Richardson does a great job of tying up lots of little loose ends. Not as much action or interesting research as in previous books, but still a fun read all the same. ( )

I didn't like this book much, though I'm not sure it is the fault of the book. It seemed to drag most of the time, and the explanations of the supernatural were much more metaphysical and hard to grasp than earlier books in the series. It also felt like a lot of navel gazing on Harper's part.

I'll still follow the series because it looks like it gets back to normal after this one, this book is a lot of origin story fallout and wrap up. ( )

http://ninecats.org/margaret/blog/2014/09/15/labyrinth-kat-richardson ( )