Review: Tons Better Than Book 1
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
Okay, I will admit that book 2 was A LOT better than book 1, Cold Iron and I would recommend it even if you haven’t read Cold Iron.  There is a lot of review in this one and I don’t really think you need book1 to follow this story.  There was decidedly more romance (i.e.: sexy scenes) in this one and the action and plot was better.Helene has been secretly used as a pawn by one of the “magic people” (would be a spoiler to tell you who) and is missing hours of her days.  She tries to phone Beth about it to ask for help, but is unable to tell her anything but small talk.  She knows something is wrong and decides she has to go to Miach, the sorcerer who has tried to seduce her, in order to free herself from the compulsions she is feeling.  Miach is thrilled to have her back in his life (he made a bond with Beth that he would leave Helene alone) and since Helene came to him, he is able to help her.Miach’s life has become difficult with training the little druid, Beth, dodging death attempts by his vengeful son, Brian and dealing with the 2000 year old grudge he has with Finn and Finn’s son Garrett who seduced Miach’s “daughter” Nieve and got her pregnant two years ago.  When he needs Finn’s help to save Helene from a memory eating tattoo, he has to bargain with Nieve’s safety and finds that he is willing to sacrifice a lot for Helene.  Helene has found that she too has forgiven him for his part in kidnapping her and her best friend, Beth and trying to kill Beth to save his people.  She has decided to give in to him and have an affair with a dangerous, devious Fae.  She hopes her heart can take it.There is a lot more sex in this one, danger, torture and darkness.  We get to see Beth and Conn, but they are quite harmless and not very helpful, so it is anti-climactic to be with them again (somewhat like their own story in book 1).  Miach and Helene had some real sparks and a questionable love affair that is in NO WAY as certain as Conn and Beth’s turned out to be.  There is a definite inkling that Helene will be heartbroken, despite being warned.I found this story to be much more interesting than book one, but still a little dry.  Yes, I skimmed some paragraphs, but someone more history minded would probably enjoy it more.  While there were more sex scenes in this one, they were still not very emotionally felt and somewhat unsatisfying for all the talk that the Fae are such awesome lovers.There was some descriptive sex and another suggested ménage scene that seems to be a theme in this series.  While neither heroine has participated in these descriptive encounters, the desire to do so is getting more aggressive.  Wouldn’t be surprised if the next one has a ménage encounter based on the author’s interest in writing about it.  It is unlikely that I will purchase the next in the series.Did I buy it? Yes Deal of the Day 1.99Would I listen to it again? Probably NotWould I recommend it? Sure