Review: I'm completely stunned
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2012
Now most of my "wow"s occur in the last 25% of the book. Two big events that just completely blindside me. I probably looked like a lunatic yelling "really?" at my Kindle!Why not 5 stars?Well, this was a super short story. (in my opinion anyway ;) And because it was kinda short, I had a difficult time grasping and relating to the blooming relationships with the new characters. Violet - another slayer - has come into the picture. She's fun. But Markus starts crushing on her a bit - and their story seems fast and forced. And while their side story had some amusing moments - I would much rather have read more about Mindy, Dean and Shane. Its just a tough task to develop additional characters in 200 pages. Loved getting to meet and know more about Elph! A good addition!I enjoy various POV in a story. But wished Dean had more "air time" vs. Markus. And although I despise Shane... I think it would be cool to hear part of the story through his eyes (just in case Deb reads these mere fan reviews ;)But I still love this story! I'm a big Dean fan. And his suffering got a bit too intense for me at times. I just wished he had a few more "breaks" in this book. But hopefully the next installment will be brighter. I'm a sucker for a challenge and watching characters jump over countless hurdles. I'm not one of those folks that demand a happily ever after. But this author has given me big enough glimpse of the light at the end of this story. I'm invested in the characters and I can't wait to read more.