When I listened to the first book, I was dubious, leaning towards disliking. I wasn’t sure if I liked the style or the characters. I found Ox to be monotonous and maddeningly dull. The brothers Carter and Kelly to be obnoxious. Younger Joe was cute, but he grew into a selfish sulking man. The rest were just noise. But I stuck it out. I used a free credit to get the second book. And fell in. Gone was all my negative thoughts on the characters. They weren’t always likable but always compelling. From there I was hooked. I clawed my hair out both times I thought Rico was going to die; a character that had been just noise became one I really liked. I liked them all. I still think Ox is monotonous, but it hits differently. It’s not boring… but ‘zen alpha bullshit’ and endearing. Over all this series has become one of the best I’ve ever read. Even if we never got a book for team (formally) human, this was a great ending.