Review: An entertaining and fast read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
“My senior year of high school was turning into a real doozy.”—MiaAs a portal seeker for the IIA—an inter-dimensional police force making sure unauthorized travelers don’t make it through portals into earth—Mia’s senior year isn’t shaping up to what she expected. Add in a best friend in love with her, a boyfriend forbidden to be with her, inter-dimensional terrorists out to get her, a missing brother who pops in once in a while to hand out cryptic clues, and—worst of all—a father ready to ground her if she stays out past curfew, wearing a dress and going to a dance may not be the scariest thing about her senior year after all…“There’s no turning back, Mia. Moving forward is the only way to get somewhere.”—ArizonaLike the first book, this was an entertaining and fast read, and I could easily see it being played on the big screen! There’s some PG romance to provide some angst for our plucky heroine, but it’s the mystery and intrigue that make the book hard to put down. We have to wonder if Mia is working for the good guys, because if their actions are from the good side, then I’d hate to know what the bad guys would do. Oh wait, we do know, and it is pretty bad. What’s scarier? There might be even another group out there that’s also in an ambiguous place on the good-bad scale!We also get to learn more about Pete and her mother, and I’ve got to say that Pete is such a cool character! I am so hoping for more of him in the third book. As for her mother… oh dear. Heartbreak. And speaking of heartbreak, we’ve got Arizona and Tiny eyeing Emily and Austin still devotedly looking after Mia. There isn’t a love triangle, but I kinda wish there was because Austin is so freaking awesome how he looks out for Mia. How can she resist him? Oh yeah, there’s super hottie and team leader Regulus who is adorably awkward as a boyfriend.If you enjoyed book one, this book is a must to continue the story that I’ve become a fan of. If you haven’t picked up book one, there is enough recap to bring you up to speed, but I’d start out with book one first. We still have some unresolved arcs at the end, and although there isn’t a cliffhanger, Mia and Regulus have some really, really serious relationship issues to overcome. And that’s an understatement. Overall, this is a 5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a review copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)