@DejahEntendu @selfawarepatterns.com I didn't mean to imply it was the only conflict in the story. (Although much of it on the human side seemed rooted in the Bella/Svetlana schism.) And as I noted in the post, I did enjoy the book and recommend it.
But my issue was, for too long, the conflict amounted to Svetlana's animosity, and I just found that tedious. When the Musk Dogs show up, it gets much more interesting again.
Different strokes for different folks!