Review: Loved it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2013
"Making people think you knew what you were doing was half the battle."-MelenaIt's been five months since the events from Darkness Haunts, book 1 in the series, and Melena's cold, annoyed, and ready to get out of Fairbanks.  Unfortunately, her supernatural protectors don't agree with her.  Despite attempts to get back to sunny California, she's still stuck in Fairbanks and nothing could be worse than that, right?  Well, turns out it can be much, much worse...I really enjoyed Darkness Taunts and was hooked almost immediately with chapter 2.  I liked the writing and flow better in this one, but that could be because I already had book one's history so there wasn't too much to explain.  Darkness Taunts differs from the first book in that there is more sexual content, which I would label as medium-high.  The plot was interesting and kept me guessing and intrigued until the shocking ending that I did not see coming.Melena is as independent and feisty as ever, which is a bad thing for her protectors who want her to listen to them as if they know what's best.  Lucas plays a much bigger role in this book as their hate-hate relationship blossoms into a... less hate-less hate relationship.  There are new interesting side characters, and we get to revisit old ones and see Melena struggling as a guardian of a teenager, Derrick as he wallows in suicidal solitude, Felicia as she deals with an unwanted courtship, and more.  Melena's past also comes to haunt (taunt?) her as we learn more about the sensor race.I definitely had a hard time putting this book down as I was eager to read what would happen next.  As I said, the ending was shocking, but explains so much about relationship between Lucas and Melena!  Unfortunately, there is bit of a cliffhanger as we are left wondering the fate of a major character.  The book does end on a hopeful note, so there is some closure, but I'm still excited to see what happens in future books.  Aside from the unknown fate of a major character, there are still several other loose ends that I'm interested to read more about!Overall, there are great fight scenes (Melena is still more about strategy than brute force), and I feel like know Melena.  This series is turning out to be a fantastic one!  If you like urban fantasy, this series is for you.  Darkness Taunts is a 5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a review copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)