Riley's head must be reeling. She has recently been attacked and changed into a vampire and has two passionate men to deal with. Vitorian believes she should be his while Eli wishes to continue their caring relationship. The pair continuously bother her throughout the book, almost smothering her with affection. There are other vampires that bother Riley throughout the book as well, from Valerian to Julian. They are present throughout much of the book and more of a nuisance than anything. Riley's biggest regret may be that she no longer can be a tattoo artist, as she has too many changes going on.

Riley's character seems not to have not changed from the previous few novels at first, but she is slowly becoming more and more evil. Riley doesn't handle some changes well, and readers will get to experience her new life and mannerisms with her. It is interesting to see how the relationships between Riley and her group are changing. She refuses to admit when something is troubling her, even when her friends and/or boyfriend could help her.

Riley and Eli have the most trouble. According to Riley, Eli can get annoying, but then she turns around and decides she loves him. The plot itself was a little discombobulated, readers will have to keep many subplots straight as well as a sudden influx of new characters.

Even though the storyline does sometimes feel overwhelming and there a lot of new characters I thought EVENTIDE was worth the reading time as the story line continues in the Dark Ink Chronicles series.