Review: Decent, great portrayal of little kids.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2011
In the second Rhine Maiden novel, we find our protagonist, Piper, a member of newly formed investigation/assassination squad for the supernatural Guardians.  Somewhat similar to the first book (free, at least for now) in writing style and characterizations, Evans' strongest point remains the portrayal of family life and how difficult raising kids is (not that I have any myself, but I'm told I was an unholy terror.  And I've babysat).  The plot was a fairly traditional urban-fantasy/paranormal "find the true murderer before time runs out," with a few twists and turns along the way that are pretty predictable once you've read half a dozen other, similarly themed novels.  That said, it was well executed, and the editing is pretty good, excellent for a dollar novel.  There is, similar to the first book, a continued theme of "life is precious"/pro-life philosophy that was a bit clunky and unbelievable, but didn't annoy so much I stopped reading.  Overall, a pretty good book, with some hilarious family scenes.