Sin Committed- DNF : ( What Happened to AR ?

The Wolves of Midwinter - Anne Rice

I am heartbroken that I can't finish this, I made it to 55% and I am quitting. I have found myself using any excuse not to listen to this audiobook. I have even preferred working extra hours to this. Time has come to cut my losses and accept that this is not working for me. Why ? I really enjoyed the first book, I was thrilled to get book 2. What happened ?
My dislikes-
1) Rueben, the self absorbed, overly self analyzing, love everything and everyone man. He talked, and talked and talked about everything is such detail I wanted to shout at him just to shut up and go live.
2) Pedophiles, seem to be her evil of choice here. I don't know why this forest attracted so many. It just felt thrown into the story.
3) Yule, Christmas, decorations, food, settings, lights, trees, dishes, Omg I felt like I was sucked into a Martha Stewart holiday special on steroids.
4) The lessons on religion, too much, to often, not my choice for a werewolf read.
5) Everyone was so introspective, and then so thoughtful to share it in every possible way, ad nauseam.
6) I didn't care about any of these characters. I don't have any need to see how they finish out.

So I have committed the ultimate sin and broken up with this book and series.