In the second book in The Marionettes series, blood witch Valerie Darkmore continues battling some dark secrets as she and her vampire partner Prince Reginald investigate a series of brutal killings in the area.

This was another fun read, and I could definitely see some improvements from the first book even in the lessening of the amount of plot points around Valerie. In this book, the story was allowed to breathe a bit more and we focused on the after effects of the wendigo attack on Valerie, and the changes it's made to her hunger levels - and who she feeds from. I do think, similar to the first book, that Connor feels like a non-story and I really didn't care about him and his new vampire struggles in this one (also Val, you're telling me you've been with Connor for YEARS and you've never experienced an orgasm with him?!?). Unless Connor becomes a more major player in the third or fourth book, he hardly needed to be included at all.

I really enjoyed the spicy scene we got in this book, and honestly I never thought a bathroom (a shared one at that) could become so sexy but it did! The chemistry between Valerie and Reid has been strong from the very start but it was off the wall in this book, and that chapter which included a bed sharing scene (in a dormitory with many others around) and the tension from the sexiness plus the need to be quiet was electric.

Again, the book ends on a cliffhanger though not quite as shocking or abrupt as the first book. Still one that has made me really excited for the third book!