Review: A great, quick reading series that is uniquely presented, beautifully written and fun to read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
For me, the best part of the first in this series was the unique concept of genetic modifications that Virginnia deParté gave her characters, and the way those traits were revealed through behaviors.  Mixing those elements with a heady romance and the constant danger of revelation in a society that is not friendly toward those who are different and it was a page turner.  Hoping for the same in the second book, I was pleasantly surprised to see many of those elements incorporated into this story with more genetically altered characters tossed into this strange world.Another moment for a chuckle, Jill is part chameleon, probably the first time I have ever seen a lizard (not a dragon) used to define and craft a character.  It is little moments like this, with unexpected twists that capture the enjoyment the author experienced in the story creation that translates into delight for the reader.  While the setting has changed to the Red Desert in Australia, we are still at an unnamed future time, about 6 years after the conclusion of the first book.The relationship between Jill and Michael felt real, as did their characterizations.  While Jill is still concerned with hiding her genetic modification and learning to control its effects,  the story still contained the same close-minded prejudices and outmoded thought patterns of the first, with discrimination and fear of the `different' being omnipresent threats in the world at large.While I would have liked there to be a bit more to the suspense, the story moved along quite smoothly, and the characters had concerns that were both particular to their situations and universal.  There are moments where you will just laugh at the situation or the conversation, and other times when you speed through the pages of this novella to see what happens next.  A great, quick reading series that is uniquely presented, beautifully written and fun to read.I received an eBook from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for  this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.