Review: This is a "Must Read Series"!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.What else can I say but WOW!  I loved the first book, Armored, and this was just as fantastic.  I can't wait for book 3.  Ms. Wilder writes such a detailed account that you feel as though you have been transported there yourself.  She has such well developed characters and plot that it just pulls you right in.**Careful reading this review, I went into a little bit more detail than I usually do and it contains a few hints...This book picks up a short time after the end of Armored with a heart broken Beckit racing through the castle to see if her erone, Aaron, is among the casualties of the latest attack from Crimson.  Aaron left her at the end of book 1 because he felt he could no longer keep Beckit safe because he was afraid his feelings for her would interfere with keeping her safe.Beckit has been assigned a new erone, Kale, who is not only a jerk but a shady one at that!  The tension is palpable when Aaron does indeed return realizing his mistake and wants Beckit back.  Of course sassy Tameka is still there and still has her bff's back. She also can't stand Kale and very humorously reminds him every time she sees him.All of our favorites characters are still with us (Tameka, Royce, Ran, Atlas, Frost, Linnie, and Denzin & Dozen) and we meet a few new ones (Xoe, the sparkles, Penn, and Jennifer)who I hope will join us in book 3.The castle is filled with people who may not be entirely loyal to Taterra, so everyone must be wary.Will we find out who the mysterious and evil Crimson is?  Will they be able to put a stop to his evil campaign to take over Traterra?  I hope we don't have to wait long to find out!Sometimes series books do not live up to the first book but that is absolutely not the case with this one.  This book is filled with plot twists and turns, romantic ups and downs, and ends on an absolute cliff hanger.  I read it in one sitting - staying up well into the morning because I could not put it down.  I am absolutely hooked on this series!