Review: Good Addition but...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
OK first off looking at this book on its own, as a standalone its pretty good. The characters are nice and easy to read with a good diversity. Declan is someone that is kind of easy to relate to and is not some overly outlandish character, you've seen his like in books before. The story is enjoyable as well with some action, mystery and you can see where the story can expand pretty easily.It is where the book fits into the series as a whole that was both disappointing and really cool. Its disappointing because a lot of what really matters is in many ways a retelling of the last book, with Chris' rescue of Toni. What is cool is a couple things. One is reading someone else's impression of Chris. Another is the expansion of what we know especially involving witches.The book is kind hard to peg down. Lets face it if you read the series to this point you probably really enjoy it so there are some questions like do I need to read this one? I would say yes. Something happens at the end of the book that will have some bearing on the main storyline. I can also see Declan and others making some sort of appearance in the main storyline at one point or another outside of his own outshoot series. Am I disappointed that it is not a book focused on C and T? Sure but I still enjoyed it on its own. And now the wait begins anew.