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Z**E
Much Action, Romance, and Magic... Not As Much Plot Progression.
Review:Protagonist: Once again I wish I could add an "s" to the end of this section and talk about seeing various POVs in this series, but alas Raven, again, has the vast majority of the story to tell. It's not that I dislike Raven in any way, I really love how she grows and changes over the course of this book, she's still a stubborn spitfire, but in this installment, she really starts to find her groove with her demon hunter companions and starts to feel necessary to their plans of finally getting to Avalon. Raven really starts to take more control of her destiny and pushes herself further in this book. However, I still really wish that we could see from more characters' perspectives, like Noah and Sage, particularly Sage as we learn a little bit more about her and the little that we get seems like it could snowball into something great.Romance: This is definitely where most of the attention in this installment is placed. In the first installment, the romance between Raven and Noah was merely set up, where here things are turned up to a whole new level. The romance was what really intrigued me most about the first installment, apart from the main plot, I was so interested in seeing how a relationship between Raven and Noah might work if they could never imprint (which is a word I'm not particularly a fan of as it has too many Twilight connotations for my liking, but since it's based on how many animals find a mate, I've sorta let it go.) Then I read the synopsis, and I sort of felt all my interest leave for the romance in this series, I mean, if they can just imprint anyway, where's the struggle, where's the fight to be with each other if their only known roadblock isn't actually a roadblock. All I'll say on the matter is that after reading this book, I might be even more into the romance than ever, I really like the connection between Raven and Noah, even if Noah can be a grumpy little tool sometimes, and I really enjoyed how the author chose to handle their feelings for one another, seriously it's taking so much in me to not gush out spoilers when talking about this.World Building: Honestly, I don't even know what to write here. There is a decent amount of plot progression and world building in this book, but much like the first installment in this series, I never felt there was enough for a full installment, even by Michelle Madow standards, while we do learn quite a bit more about shifters, and we see more about how the supernatural world works outside of Vampire Kingdoms. Since a large portion of this book is much more about character development and romance, there isn't a whole lot of time to move things along, which kind of bugged me at times as I'm itching to really get things started in this series. There are so many questions hanging in the air going into this book, and I honestly aside from some romance related ones, we don't get a whole lot of answers. In a lot of ways, this felt like the second third of a book, full of action, adventure, and romance, but while the main plot and world building are not forgotten, they're more pushed off to the side for a while, only to spring up when absolutely necessary.Predictability: There wasn't a single thing in this book that surprised me. Now, that's not the same thing as being able to predict everything, which I was pretty much able to do, but more that when there was something revealed that I didn't know, it didn't shock me in any way. I was really hoping to be surprised by something in this book, even something small, but aside from the synopsis giving a little too much detail and the things I know from the previous series, nothing here took me by surprise.Ending: So, this was a really great ending. I mean, sure, the final climax could have been better, much like the final climax in the previous installment I felt no real emotional investment on the part of our heroes that would make it special, I mean sure they have their lives to protect and they want to make it to Avalon, both very good driving forces, but for a final climax I feel it should have more depth and mean something more to the characters, now the outcome of the final climax, there's your emotional investment, and it's a really intese few chapters leading to the end of this installment, but since I wouldn't consider that part of the final climax, even though it was to some extent, or really all extent, a byproduct of the final climax, I just wish there was more at stake before the final climax starts than after it's over. Much like nearly all of Madow's previous Dark World books, this story ends with an epilogue chapter of sorts that seems to tee up not only where Book 3 will begin but also introduces a rather interesting new character.Rating:So, I did like this book better than the first in this series, but it also suffers from a few of the same problems as the first one, mainly that even for a Michelle Madow book, the pacing is just off and it doesn't quite feel like a full installment, nor does it feel like the second half of an installment. I am still very invested in this series and cannot wait for the next book, I'm just hoping for something a bit more than what we have been getting.
D**R
Avalon, Nephilim, Shifters, and Demons
Nephilim, shifters, and demons-oh my. Raven never believed in this stuff until she was attacked by a demon and saved by shifters. Now she's joined the mission to collect 10 demon teeth to get into the Angel Trials in Avalon. To bad things are getting complicated with Noah and she's on death's door. Will they find a cure in time to heal the burns she recieved when she touched a heavenly weapon? Will she live long enough to figure out her relationship with Noah? What about Sage and the crazy deal her brother, Flint, made?
L**Y
Witches shifters vampires demons
I really like this series. It's my third time reading it. I would recommend it to anyone. I don't tell what is in the books I read. That's for you to read and find out. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have. Off to the next book.
R**D
Worth it for the 3rd book
This one wasn’t my favorite so far in the series but I did enjoy it and looked forward enough to the 3rd book that I jumped right in. I LOVED that one and encourage anyone who may be having a somewhat hard time getting through certain parts to power through because it’s worth it for book 3!
H**S
Fast paced & difficult To put down!
The only thing I don't like about these books is that they aren't long enough! At this rate I'll finish the series way too quickly. I'd recommend this series to anyone From young adults to Senior citizens. Anyone can enjoy this series. Michelle Madow is an excellent storyteller!
C**E
Volumes better than the first.
Volumes better than the first. Twists are actual twists. And the cliff hanger, an actual cliff hanger.Raven may not be as human as you think.
P**2
Well worth reading
Good read love the plot twists definitely getting the next book in this series. Looking forward to see what happens next
D**R
OMG
What a ride, demons, angels, shifters. This book has it all. Loved it and just the right cliff hanger. On to the next one. I have the find out what will happen with the demons and the imprinting.
V**V
Slightly better read.
This series is getting better slightly. I want to keep reading on because I want to know what happened to Raven and why her memories have been taken away?I just feel that there is still something missing from making this more stars I think it needs more adult themes to it ( that's my personal preference! ) and the characters the way they come across is more like teenagers than twenty somethings. But saying that I'm going to carry on to the next installment , hopefully there is a bit more adult action as there seems to be another love interest coming into play!
A**Z
Hardly
I’m really sorry but this book has such a big promise but it’s being dragged out and I found myself getting rather bored because there are still no answers with this book series at all and I hate when authors think it’s best for the story by dragging it making to be a rubbish ending I definitely won’t be given the next book a shot as I have found the first two boring
R**P
Good read
I love the concept of this story and the promises book one gave us but I'm starting to doubts about the so called trials, I'm just left with more questions.Still love the characters and scenes, and again found it hard to put the book down.Let's hope book 3 delivers on the promises. I have already purchased it.
M**Y
Well written Michelle as always
I loved every book in this series and couldn’t put them down, I was reading well into every night didn’t want to stop, I would recommend everyone to read them, I can’t wait for the next series Dark world the faerie games,
M**R
Brilliant
This book was brilliant, all the twists and turns along the journey was great can’t wait to get stuck into the next one.
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