Black Arts by Faith Hunter

When her best friend Molly disappears, Jane Yellowrock goes up against a powerful new enemy in a world of black magic and betrayal to save her. Original.

Definitely my favorite of this series so far! SO much development in the character! The plot was good, but honestly, it was secondary to what was going on within Jane this time around, and there wasn't a boring moment anywhere.

What's to say about this one, that I haven't said about other books in the series already?

The action's tight, the vamp politics and Jane's interaction with it are pretty interesting, Faith's coming to grips with more of her background was really compelling, and her growing relationship with the brothers is fun.

Obviously, this is the most personal case that Jane's had yet – for someone to be messing around with Molly, that's just beyond the pale. Those raised stakes (pun fully intended), and the ongoing drama with Leo's grip on the New Orleans vampires made this the best of the series.