I've been fascinated by this series since I read book 1. Heller is a complicated man I was cheering for because he was able to recognize Tilly was something special. the story took a bad turn these last two books leaving me to second guess my original thoughts on the series. Heller was absent in this book. missing all of Tilly's turmoil. it's clear from the way Heller can leave her behind without any contact or a reasonable amount of time to say goodbye. oh by the way I'm leaving in the morning for a few months is no way to treat someone important to you. no matter what the intensity of the relationship it felt wrong and sad and marginalized Tilly's character from loveable goof that sticks that crazy family together to pathetic girl that is too stupid for real life screwing up everything she comes near. so while I imagine there is to be a seventh book I'm not sure this author is capable of delivering a great ending. the woman I care about line was so predictable. it had been pounded into the reader again and again these last two installments that Heller loves Daniel and niq and himself and maybe the idea of a woman. examples include the inability to give her anything but a business arrangement when she has been kidnapped, shot, rendered unable to have children, in multiple car accidents, a breakdown with a stay in psych ward and fistfight all in the name of Heller security and he has given her a place to live and a necklace she asked for that had no real meaning. I'm not sure what I expected but a hopeless love story with a hopeless ending was not it. ( )