Review: So so
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
Becoming immortal sucks.Karli Lane is a hot mess. Her hormones are out of control, her heart can’t decide between two men, and most of her magic is still a mystery. To top it all off, a beautiful stranger with ties to the past shows up in Vegas, raising questions and wreaking havoc.With her immortality fast approaching, new dangers lurk on the horizon. Secrets are revealed, making her question everything she thought she knew. Will she be able to get her act together in time? Or will she fall victim to those who wish to see her demise.It is amusing enough.  Barely. I liked the characters. I liked the idea that the paranormals are out and about, accepted and not having to hide their identities which gets old. Don't like that it is set in Vegas because I don't like Vegas.The thing is... this is the second volume in a series.  I read the first volume... don't even remember the name.  I was just curious enough to get the second volume if it was cheap enough which it was. I have no interest whatsoever in the third volume.  I am sick and tired of a one volume story being padded and stretched to create a series.  IMO, that is just plain bad writing.  Scenes and characters must advance the plot in an active way, not drag it out.  Both volumes are short enough that had the extraneous stuff been left out, they could have been combined into one volume of tight, good writing.  The second volume ends in a manner that logically leads to the next book in the series but it should be second, not the third.Because I feel that the author cheated me of her best work in order to write a series, I have no interest in reading the next book in the series.  I fear it is going to be more of the same.  Frankly, I feel cheated.  If I am going to pay for a book, I believe the author owes me a well written story. That is the tacit contract between author and reader.  Entirely too many authors are reneging on their half of the contract to force a series where one just isn't.  So I am worn out.  I did my bit.  I bought, I read, I was cheated.  Won't be buying any more.