Review: Amazing Sequel!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2013
I've waited a very, very long time for this second installment in the Vampire Born series, and let me tell you, it was worth every minute! Kace once again grips readers in this tale of love and betrayal, gluing readers to the pages as the plot develops, twists, and turns, leaving the reader wondering just who the enemy within the ranks really is...Mirko, Mirko, Mirko. That boy is so epically swoon worthy and I envy Brooke to the highest degree! In Descended by Blood, I couldn't choose between Mirko or Jaren, Brooke's two love interests, but Enemy Within sealed the deal and, like Brooke, my heart belongs to Mirko, with good reason. Any guy who is willing to risk his life for mine is a keeper, and any guy who pushes me to the side because he can't deal with my heritage, well... he has to go. Kace does a phenomenal job fleshing out Mirko even more in this novel, giving readers more of his background while also playing up the boy rivalry and adding some steamy romance scenes (it's still tame though). Mirko melts my heart, and I just want to reach through the pages and bring him into the real world. We could do with a few dozen men like Mirko walking the earth...This novel also deals more so with the idea of the Pijawikas, former slaves of the vampire world, and I love how Kace brings in the themes of bigotry, racism, and hypocrisy, teaching very important lessons throughout her phenomenal story. There are many similarities to the human world and the mistakes we've made in our treatment of other humans, and I loved that, while a sensational storyline, it also has its teachable moments. And, of course, not all is as it seems, and not everyone should be trusted...The cliffhanger in this novel nearly killer me, just like it did in the first, and I'm hoping and praying that we won't have to wait another year and a half for the third book to release!