Review: 3 1/2 stars:  better than the first, look forward to the next
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
The series picks up in this 2nd installment.  I've been a bit disappointed in the author's last few books as they were getting too formulaic and cutesy, but I feel like with this one, there was more of a return to a more serious tone.  I do wish that there was more world building (my complaint with the first one in this series); the aliens felt more like tall earthers with fangs who mated for life and that was about it for differences.  Kali is a good heroine:  smart, strong, resourceful, caring.  Razor (eek, the name is a little too obvious as is the other warrior named Saber, hope there isn't one named Phaser LOL) is a cool alpha hero and I appreciate how the relationship between him and Kali developed over time.So to sum up, I don't think this is Smith's best (i.e. the Dragon series, River's series), but better than some of the more recent stories.