Review: Wonderful continuation in the series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2013
Considering the way book one ended, I was on pins and needles beginning this second book of the 'Tooth and Claw' series. So very much has happened already and I had a pretty good feeling that this story would be packed full of action, intrigue, mystery, and oh so hot sex. I was looking forward to Ian, Darius, and Levi getting their happy ever after, although I was pretty sure I might be loco for thinking that was going to happen. I really liked that this book picked up pretty much right where book one ended. Levi is suffering, in a huge way, both physically, from all the injuries he received in the motorcycle accident, and emotionally, from Selena dying. Ian is a mess because he killed three people in order to protect Levi and Selena. And Darius is trying to hold everything together and figure out where they need to go.The decision made, they slowly begin their trek west and northwest, heading to Prince Rupert where another vampire commune exists. Traveling is difficult as they're limited to nighttime, the available money is dwindling quickly, and tension has been created by Levi insisting he wants to be turned and Darius refusing to do it. Darius has very valid reasons and he doesn't want to condemn Levi to life as a vampire just because he's in pain and feels like he's slowing them down. Of course, everything blows up when they reach their destination and are summarily denied help by the vampires and turned away with no idea of where to go.Now, they're stuck, literally. Levi still has broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a messed up knee he can't put any weight on. In his pain he asks Ian to promise him that if they get in a situation where Levi can't move fast enough, Ian and Darius need to leave him to save themselves. He doesn't get his promise, but he gets something I wasn't expecting. And, no, I'm not saying what. That would be spoiling it for everyone. They come up with a new plan to head way north to Alaska to see if Levi's grandmother might be willing to help them. It's the best case scenario, but getting there is still going to be a challenge. Especially since the rules have completely changed now for both Darius and Levi.I loved this installment of the series. It had more action, more romance, more near-death experiences, and a lot of love between Ian, Darius, and Levi. The author left me teetering on a bit of an edge waiting to see what is going to happen next so I'm super excited about the next book in the series. Thank you, Ms. Witt, for entertaining me so very, very well!NOTE: This book was provided by Samhain Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews