Review: Still a Serial Cliffhanger
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2011
If you haven't read the first book, "Bitten", reading this one would be like coming upon a really bad accident. You don't know what happened to get to this point, it looks really ugly and you hope that everyone involved will be okay, but you don't know if you will stick around to ever find out what really happens.The story picks up where the last one left off, at Benedict's apartment. Ben just told Ally that she was in danger, then he leaves her alone to make a phone call and to make a cup of tea. Huh? When he figures out that Ally has been abducted and the clock is ticking down, instead of looking everywhere for the love of his existence, Benedict is diligently doing his paperwork. Seriously?! And Moira, the person with the most to gain if Ally can't be found in time, couldn't possibly be responsible...could a vampire possibly be any more naive? Moira somehow managed to not only find out about and kidnap Ally, but her friends as well, in less time than it took for Ben and Ally to decide to become intimate. Golly gee, what'll happen next? Be sure to tune in for the next episode....sigh.Believe it or not, the story line in this book is a bit better than the first one. Of course, it couldn't have gotten much worse (not worst!). But this is mostly because Ally's juvenile character and exclamatory sentences aren't as prominent in this book. However, the grammar is probably worse, if you can believe it. I showed a couple of the errors to my 16 year old son and the first thing he asked me was, "Did you pay any money for this?" Luckily I was able to tell him "no".And the one thing that almost stopped me from getting these books in the first place - is anyone else concerned about the fact that the first two books in this paranormal romance series have the exact same names as the first two in Kelley Armstrong's "Women of the Otherworld" series? Of course, that is where the resemblance ends. They do say that plagiarism...er, I mean... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I guess it's not THAT big of a deal, but it just bugs me.If the final book in this serialized novel is free, I'll probably read it just to find out what happens, but I wouldn't pay for it.