Review: this was a better book than the first: and the first was still darn good.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2013
This is a laugh-out-loud story with some utterly ridiculous moments in the midst of dangerous and even deadly happenings.  Cass is kick- ass in all small letters, but her sense of the absurd and what is fair, and a streak of loyalty a mile long is endearing and entertaining.  Rarely will I quote from a book in a review - but here is Cassandra in a simple quote:"There are some women who would - quite understandably - scream if they woke up to find a man standing at the foot of their bed. Honestly though, these days I could barely even muster surprise."I actually have come to enjoy the combination of satire / serious happenings that Sinclair has managed to weave into this series.  While the immortals are super hot, or super not: the banter with the characters is worth the read alone.  In this book, Cass has managed to maintain her business, Dark Dates, an agency that caters to vampires and other supernatural creatures who want to find a good night out, friendship, or even love.  Unfortunately, her assistant Medea is getting married to her girlfriend Katie, a shifter, and Cass in her unknowing but well-meaning exuberance, brings the pack of werewolves that Katie was hiding from right into London.Now, who else would craft a homophobic, sexist, racist Scottish alpha werewolf who despises all other supernaturals just because?  And talk endlessly about the fashion sense of Laclos' two new bodyguards? Or one who questions her first lover / protector fallen angel Cain with a game of 20 questions as to which parts of the bible are "real"?  These moments just drop in unexpectedly and keep you laughing even as the action and danger are becoming more extreme.Of course, there is steamy sex - and tons of sexual innuendo. But if you want a series that takes you on a 180 degree turn from sparkles and doom and gloom all the time- this is the series to read.  And the sequel has only served to sharpen Tracey Sinclair's style and polish the edges smooth; this was a better book than the first: and the first was still darn good.I received an eBook from the author for purpose of honest review for the Jeep Diva. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.