Review: main challenges in this story are solved and settled BUT there is a new question that demands the next book !
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
I'm a lucky girl - I got an early peek at this story - and was thrilled to have the option! The characters in this story come from a brief introduction in another work by Marie Hall Jinni's Wish although they had little more than a brief background introduction there. Here we have the opportunity to meet Pandora, a new version of Nephilim, and her 'family' the group of Nephilim that have banded together for companionship, comfort, security and most importantly, to help maintain the balance between good and evil - those things that go bump in the night.Again and again Marie Hall creates characters that are otherworldly yet completely and utterly human, with insecurities and concerns, questions about the meaning of their life even as they battle their own inner (and sometimes outer) demons and impulses. This story centers on Pandora, her inner demon Lust has run her a merry chase, and 5000 or so years to tame: she is mostly in control of her demon, and completely attached to the bits of her humanity that remain, much to the dismay and confusion of the others in her family. When Vamps start appearing, organized and even tauntingly; and a Reaper is on her trail, she is thrust into a dangerous mission where everyone is suspect and even her own life is in the balance. Finding who she can trust, and following her instinct may get her killed, or may show more of the humanity that the others in her family try to hide.This is the first in a series - and while there is plenty of room left for other installments, the main challenges in this story are solved and settled. So while there is a new question that demands the next book in the series, there is not really a cliffhanger leaving great swaths of this story's questions untold. A perfect set up for the next book - and one that combines a slightly different version of paranormal creatures, legend and even steamy sex from others I have read. This is sure to become a favorite of many readers who like their characters to be otherworldly yet still tethered to their humanity.I received the book as a beta reading option, with few to no major structural changes made after completion of my version. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.