I sorta almost feel like she got bored halfway through the book and distracted by her other projects and forthcoming baby. There's really no excuse for the rape thing (other than Trope) but that last bit is just sooooo confusing. I haven't read her Succubus Blues series (it's too romancy for me) but the Vampire Academy books were really good as so was the first book in the new spin off series so it's not like she can't wrap up a series...