Review: A voice in paranormal you will regret not picking up!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
*I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Diversion Books, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review*4 1/2 stars"You're with me now Dawn, I don't think you'll feel settled for a very long time."Welcome back to a world filled with rock & roll and demons. In book 2 of the Devil's series we pick up a few months after The Devil's Metal left off when Dawn went back home and Sage moved on to his solo career after the fall of Hybrid. Dawn's family has never been better, her brother is no longer suffering from his disease and her dad crawled his way out of the bottle. It seems things have finally become everything she wished for. But as she finds out, you should always be careful what you wish for. After receiving a call from Sage Knightley about covering his solo tour, her brother asks her an ominous question that has her wondering if things are really what they seem. And how after everything she has seen and saved Sage from, how could she have made a deal with the devil herself?Karina Halle is one of my favorite authors and I'm pretty sure will always be. Reading a book from a favorite author however, leads to a level of expectation and standards that far exceed what you'd put on most of the books you pick up. Luckily for me, I have yet for her to let me down. The Devil's Reprise was fast paced with a mix of romance, horror and action. Her writing comes alive and transports you back in time, bringing color and life to Europe in the 1970's. It puts you backstage at an amazing concert experiencing the thrill of live music, it makes you fall in love with a group of misfits who share a common love in music, and it puts you down the dark deep hole in your imagination where your worst fears live. It brings demons with yellow eyes and hanging entrails to life and paints a picture that can raise goose bumps on your arms. The pacing is fast enough that it keeps the action coming at you but you don't have to reread to figure out what just happened. I loved the twists and turns and never really knowing what was going to happen. I also found myself fighting tears at one point. Sage and Dawn are life like characters that could be real people you idolize or know in every day life. A crew of supporting characters bring a dimension and life all their own. Halle is really one of the best paranormal writers out there today!