Review: Amazing!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
Book Review by Nicole McCurdy for Bex ‘n’ BooksDisclosure: This ebook was provided by the author in exchange for an HONEST and not necessarily positive review.Excuse me while I collect my breath here…and…whew!I thought I would be best writing this review straight after having finished Oaths of Blood, while I still had that adrenaline and excitement pumping through the old veins so I could convey how gripping this book is.What. A. Sequel!Is really enjoyed the first in SM Rein’s The Ascension series, it had everything in it, kick-ass demon babes, hot older Gray’s (of mixed demons and angel descent), werewolves, gateways to Eden and an all round exhilarating storyline where you were delivered punch after punch to the solar plexus of action, intrigue and all-out chaos.  Well move over book 1 because book 2 just pummelled your butt on all accounts.Oaths of Blood delivered more of everything.  Again it starts with a murder, this time on Capitol Hill which is suspected to be at the hands of a demon and kicks off from there. And when I say kicks off, I mean goes off with a giant battle cry and bang.  The action is always on-going and the momentum just gains from one event to the next until we get to the ‘big event’- the possibility of a Hell on Earth.In Oaths of Blood we see much more of my favourite men Seth the rejected ex-lover of Rylie and the mysterious James, the tragic love from part-Succubus Elise’s past.  In fact both men play pivotal roles throughout this book.  Alpha werewolf Rylie and her Alpha partner Abel also make appearances which I was so happy to read since I took quite a shine to the pack in the first one. Elise is still as awesome as ever, her stoic almost apathetic character starts to develop more and she interacts more with James, even if it was simple anger directed towards him, we start to see a more human side to her emotions.  We’re also introduced to new characters like Brianna the witch and Neuma the half-succubus Gray and find out what became of past characters from Sacrificed in Shadow.  I’ll give you a hint as to whom … a certain demon-possessed cop with a penchant for wearing crucifixes.So much happens and so many huge events occur and I just don’t want to spoil a single thing for anyone but I’m going to give you a heads up, at one point I was in near tears.  Completely unexpected emotion for such a stimulating paranormal adventure, even though I had a kind of inkling as to what might happen I was still upset by it…actually I was devastated.Battles against evil/sort of evil, magic runes and demons, the fiery pits of Hell, avenging angels and a portal to the underworld in the Bellagio hotel, Vegas are only snippets of what to expect from this spectacular sequel.  Death, chaos and destruction, what more could you want from a paranormal novel?  I’ll tell you what, a third instalment and that’s just where I’m off to.