Review: A bit different from the original, but good development
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
**Received the book directly from the author. This is an honest review.**Ahhh, where to begin...first, the book has gone through a bit of re-write. Not everything was changed, but wow, I gotta say that there have been some major improvements. I'd been intrigued with this book ever since I saw the cover. Word to the wise, there are a lot of characters, but unlike the first book, the focus is on those main characters with some strong support from the secondary characters.What didn't change? The secrets...and how they impacted Addy. While she was trying to figure out what happened to her sister, everyone else around her had their own agendas, with her either getting attacked, bossed around, or kept in the dark. She finds herself in the midst of prejudices, gangs, curses, and betrayal. As for the rest....remaining true to character are Rene and Jax. Although he was prickly, he had the good heart and I really liked that we got so much more from Rene...while Jax still creeped me out. And even though we as the reader still learned what Jax was up to, neither Addy nor Rene had any clue until much later.In this version of the story, I liked Jayden a heck of a lot more, but not more than Rene and if I had to choose someone for Addy, it would be Rene. But, Jayden has so much potential and it is that which makes me wonder if he'll earn the right to win the girl. I just hope it isn't a given. I've always been a sucker for the bad boys with good souls, and hope Rene gets something out of all of this.This is definitely an interesting story and again, a different direction from other books, but I am enjoying it. Others talk about cliffhangers, but it wasn't that large of a cliff ;)