It has been quite a while since I read Battlescars, so it took me a bit to get back into the swing of who is who and what is what, but once I did I couldn't put Afflicted down. And you could read Afflicted without having read Battlescars.

It doesn't happen very often with me, but it occasionally happens that I come across a character that irritates me and I ust can't take to.

And that is what happens with Piper. I could understand the cause of her actions, but the way she toyed with both Blake and Cole's affections irked me no end.

But Blake was enough for me to get over my aversion to Piper. He was sweet, sexy, hotter than hell, and so torn up over Piper that I could feel his hurt, his anger, his frustration jump off the page.

Now, to get off my bum and read the next book!