Here’s my spoiler-free starter for this review. This was a solid second book, but definitely I did not like it as much as the first one. The primary reason was the way things developed with Daemon and Katy’s relationship. Honestly, the slow burn in the first book was amazing and Katy’s strength at the end of it was awesome. The way things started here was good too, but then they just get a little frustratingly dense. However, I was back into it by the end, and I’m back to interested in seeing where Katy and Daemon go now. For more there, see the spoiler part of this review below. Anyways, regarding the rest of it, I think the plot comes more into its own in this novel. Lots more characters were introduced, lots more plot complications came up and in general I just started to care way more about the bigger issues (as opposed to the smaller concerns, with a focus on developing Katy and Daemon, that was the first book). There were some really exciting developments there and I’m now definitely hooked as far as needing to know what happens now. Even though this one wasn’t quite as good as the last one, I’m still hooked and this is still scratching my paranormal romance itch.

And now for the parts with SPOILERS: Relationship wise…they began the book by each changing a little and starting to communicate and stuff, and then we are introduced to a new character, Blake, and things just go to shit. Now, I’m not against love triangles, but that’s not even really what this was. I think my biggest issue was that the problems were not actually coming from Blake, but from a lack of communication between the two of them. Katy was being overly proud and just wouldn’t say how she felt. She internally acknowledged it like 4 or 5 times but never told Daemon. Of course, Daemon’s natural need to be cocky, etc. kept him from saying what actually made him mad/how he truly felt. And they both did a lot of what seemed like willful misinterpreting, which is ok to a point but then got frustrating. I know a lot fo the blame goes to Daemon here, looking at other reviews, but at this point I think Katy definitely plays her own large role in these issues and while he may be overbearing/controlling, she definitely doesn’t do them any favors with her thoughts processes/reactions. I know we all knew this is where it was going eventually, but now that they have finally figured out their feelings, I sincerely hope that that drama is over. My personal biggest pet peeve in reading romance-ish books is the drama after getting together BS…once it’s official, let it be official, let them trust and depend on each other. Dee and Adam - TEARS - where do Katy and Dee go now? And the one other big one – Dawson!! I’m dying to know his story, what’s been happening to him and Bethany for the past few years. Plus, we’re left really open-ended for the Blake and Mo and Daedalus stories, so I’m ready for all the info there too.