Review: A worthwhile series to pick up!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2012
I was approved for this read on Netgalley, and excited to start it. I love the cover, and the synopsis.  No idea though, that this was part of a series, and 'The Ravenous Dead' was book 2. So when I realized that, I was a bit disappointed and apprehensive.  I HATE reading series out of order. But I just didn't have the time to go looking of the first book to read it first for this month, so I started it.Honestly, I enjoyed this book. I was able to follow along really well, even without having read the first book.  Though all the main characters and the order that Rachel works for were probably better introduced in the first part of the series, I quickly established what the order was all about, what Rachel was able to do, and the relationship dynamics between the existing main characters. That being said, some of Rachel's powers and how she accesses them was a little confusing in the beginning without the background story, but I understand how and why she did what she did.What I really enjoyed about this book was how the villain was so vicious and yet I felt so sorrowful for him.  I was introduced to his story of how he became a reaper, and the circumstances, I felt extremely sympathetic and sad. Not that I condoned his actions, but I understood why he had to do what he was doing. Either way, his actions had to be dealt with and that is where Rachel comes in.The writer was able to, even though I missed the first part of the series, make me feel a wide array of emotions as this story played out. This was a short novella, at only 82 pages, but it was also jam packed with action from beginning to end. Though in length it was short, content wise, it was incredibly rich with conflict, relationships and emotions.A worthwhile series to pick up.