Review: A worth successor to the first three books
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2013
Book series always make me nervous, because you never know if they're going to jump the shark.  Niki has definitely not jumped the shark.  Reading this reminds me of why I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and am supremely uninterested in Bella and her sparkly vampire.  Niki is the kind of person who isn't going to wait around for the knight in shining armor to rescue her--in fact, she'll probably end up saving HIM (and maybe the rest of the world while she's at it.)  That's not to say she doesn't make a thorough mess of things at times, but she's tough, loyal, and someone you definitely don't want to piss off.  In this follow-up book, we learn more about Niki's transformation, and she works through a number of issues, including her conflicting feelings about Sam, as she tracks down a couple of murderers, gets embroiled in the politics of Hell, and has some very interesting encounters with Lucifer.  I could tell you more, but it would spoil the wild ride of this book...and you're far better off reading it yourself than perusing the reviews.  So buy a copy already--but make sure you do yourself a favor and read the first three books.  You'll thank me later, while you're drumming your fingers impatiently, waiting for J.L. Murray to write the next book already so we can find out what happens next.