Review: Hmmm too Bad - Sequel Falls quite Short....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
You can not possibly read the 2nd book without skipping paragraphs & sometimes even whole pages - I dare someone to tell me they didn't. This unfortunately happens in sequels much to often - a trap some of the best authors seem unable to resist. This book probably only deserves two stars for this reason. The sexual escapades & descriptions continue but after the first book they lose much of their interest & mystery. It truly with all its attempt to shock or illicit responses is nothing more then the same old same old from the 1st book - even the dialogue.This book also seems to hint more towards this reformed demon still being nothing more then the demon she mostly was from the 1st book, at least towards Alex. He seems to become much more her victim then someone she is or feels bonded to as a slave. A slave which is supposed to be as big a part of who she is as much as her lust. The word victim is also even used much more to describe her "Master & Savior". Her manipulations are constant even to the point of her pretending to be their maid in order to seduce Alex as "someone else" to get him to open up more & more for herself & less for him. The book even ends with Alex seemingly realizing she was always right & her basically responding with some I told you so flippant type of comment - once again enforcing this victim relationship even further. This to me all by itself changes the original storyline which is why I bought this 2nd book at all. To me because of this I also fail to understand how she is still accepted by Rachel & even almost seduced by her as an angel to reveal secrets & NOT just any angel a Dominion.The story starts out well enough, & in some ways is not that bad - but much like many who die in this book it too seems to die slowly. The FBI are morons at best of times & completely annoying at the worst. The all too many "we are the good guys" comments as justification of their actions is weak & gets played out fast. Last but not least the ending lacks the punch of the first book, Then again I guess the author blew his load when the first book ended with a round trip victory from Hell itself!