New twists in the story -- new powers appearing -- old enemies discovered -- family claimed ( )

This book starts just as slowly as the first in the series did. Adams though is well practiced in the art of foreshadowing. This is a really big plus with me. I always think this is fan-freaking-tastic. Pitfall though is that it seems that a lot of the chapters are dry, and there is no action. You either have an action packed chapter, or you have an inner reflection chapter. You've been warned.
Cheers Pretties! ( )

RATING: 2.5 stars.

Re-read.

Entertaining, but the pacing was uneven throughout the book. ( )

Celia is now trying to save her life - over and over again. It's really hard to say much about this book without spoiling it for anyone. But, you would highly recommend reading the first book before you dive into this one. Celia is starting to deal with her vampirism and while some others are starting to accept it, others just can't (they feel she should be put down). But, a lot of things are answered in this book - why her sister died so young, why she's been having such bad luck all of her life, why her mother has gone the way of the bottle, that her friends aren't always what they appear and others surprise her with their genuine selfless-ness.

Her character kind of grows - she's learning to sensor her mouth, just a little. But, I'm still frustrated with some of her choices. I think my favorite characters are John Creede and Dottie. I would like to see them play a bigger role.

My biggest frustration were simple editing errors. They just kept distracting from my reading.

But, I will be reading the next book. Not sure when. I enjoy this series, but not enough to race out to the store and buy the next one just today. Over all - I would tell others to read this book/series. ( )

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