Review: A wonderful book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
Scala is the second book of the Angelbound series.Now I loved Angelbound a lot. It was the perfect example of everything I loved in a book- excellent worldbuilding, a snarky, sassy, and strong heroine, supportive secondary characters, a good romance(no insta-love for you here). I was glad I read it when I did, 'cause Scala was releasing pretty soon.Though Myla has now become Great Scala, she has yet to move souls to Heaven or Hell, as the case may be. Lucifer's Orb has been hidden somewhere in the Purgatory, and unless it is retrieved, any and all souls Myla tries to move will invariably be sent to Hell. And Myla definitely does not want this to happen. As a result, the Ghost Towers- the place where souls are stored before between sent to Heaven or Hell is full and overflowing. No pressure or anything, right? As if this wasn't enough of a challenge for Myla, Adair, back in full action and full bitchiness, makes Myla's life even more difficult by trying to usurp her scala powers, and get back Lincoln for herself (seesh Lady. He's made it clear who he wants. Shoo, already!) Adair is determined to see Myla fail. Myla has her hands full trying to manage all fronts- it's lucky she has her awesome friends and sidekicks to help.In Scala, Myla definitely grows as a character. It was fun to see Myla handle her new responsibilities as the Great Scala. She does not lose her sassiness. I loved the relationship between Myla and Lincoln. They are so perfect and supportive of each other, even through everything that happens. And Sissy .. Oops sorry.. Cissy becomes a little less annoying and a little more supportive sidekick and friend to Myla. And need I mention her parents? Definitely. They are awesome. It is definitely refreshing to see supporting and wonderful parents in a book.The only thing that irked me was... yes, that's right.. Adair. If I thought I hated her in the previous book, I positively detest her now. She tries to steal the scala powers, steal Lincoln too, and causes a whole lot of trouble for our heroine. But, this is Myla we are talking about. So, you have a pretty good idea what might have happened in this case.I liked this book a lot. I would have loved it, had it not been for the overshadowing trepidation Adair and her looming presence had cast throughout this book.Still, those who loved Angelbound will surely love this too.I'm eagerly looking forward to the third book- Armageddon!