Review: Action packed urban fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2012
This is the second installment in the Niki Slobodian series.  I liked the first book (Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea) a lot, but I loved this one.  The more I get to know Niki and the other characters, and the more I learn about their fictional world and all the drama unfolding within, the more hooked I am.  The first book had a good amount of necessary exposition and introduction to the storyline and characters.  The second book revisits many of the characters and events from the first and provides more information about the reasons behind what occurred and gives interesting insight into the characters' motivations.  It's intriguing to see the story unfold and become clearer with each new bit of information.  I have enjoyed being fed information bit by bit an discovering answers to my questions in pieces, just as Niki does.I would strongly recommend reading the first book before this one.  In fact, I think the two books could easily have been combined into one longer book.  After starting this book, I went back and reread the first to freshen up my memory before continuing.I love Niki's smart mouth and honesty.  The snappy dialog often had me chuckling out loud.  I missed Eli in this book, but learning more about Sam made putting Eli on the back shelf acceptable.  I am very much looking forward to reading more about Niki's relationship with both of them in the next book.  In fact I feel like both of the first books have basically been preparing the reader for the third book.  I can't wait to find out what happens next!