Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: September 2011
Pages: 304
Source: e-book from NetGalley
For: Review
Series: Firelight series, Book 2
*spoilers for the first book quite likely*
When Jacinda and her sister and mom return to the pride, she knows things won't be the same. But it is worse than she imagined. Her sister is no longer at home with her and her mother is unable to bear the pride's contempt. Cassian and his cousin Corbin are both paying too much attention to her. And most of all, Jacinda misses Will. Will they ever see one another again? Has she lost her chance at love forever?
Things I Liked:
I still enjoyed the family dynamics, though they kind of took a back seat in this book. The plot was pretty interesting too, with enough action to keep me reading and wondering just where she was taking her characters and how they would get there. I still like the idea of Draki and what they are, what they do, their mythos, etc. It's an intriguing concept.
Things I Didn't Like:
Really, it just doesn't stand out in a crowd of paranormals, despite its unique type of creature. I didn't really care what happened to Jacinda and I really wasn't fond of either of her love interests. The plot was fairly exciting, but I just struggled to get through the book. It will be enjoyed by those who can't get enough paranormal romance, but it just wasn't the book for me.
Read-alikes:
Read the first book, Firelight
Lots of other paranormal romances: Hush, Hush, Twilight, Mortal Instruments, etc
BOOK CONTENT RATINGS:
s-factor: !
maybe one or two
mrg-factor: none
mostly it's kissing
v-factor: ->
a little bit of action, but nothing graphic
Overall rating: **
How far into a series you don't enjoy do you go before giving up?
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I enjoyed Firelight to a certain point, I did have some issues with it though so I was hoping that some of that would be cleared up in this book. I guess this one is an even bigger disappointment than the first book. I'm still going to read this one in the hopes that I will feel differently about it than you did.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great review.
K, can't think of his name but I've heard the Draki guy was pretty cool in this one. I guess I'll be more leery going into it now.
ReplyDeleteAlexa, actually several people indicated this one made them like it more, so definitely worth a try for you. I'll be interested to know what you think.
ReplyDeleteJenny, I think Cassian is a bit more tolerable in this one, a bit nicer. Still don't like him though.
he entire book focuses on Jacinda's mixed feelings about Will and whether or not she can say good-bye to him. As well as sorting out the feelings that she is developing for Cassian. I think my last straw for Jacinda was when she and Cassian's little sister Miram were captured by the hunters and Will comes to save the day. Jacinda leaves Miram and takes off with Will. She tries to get Miram to leave with them but Miram is scared and says that she doesn't trust Will or Jacinda. So she just up and runs off with Will. Right there was when I lost all respect for Jacinda.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree with your assessment, Luxembourg. Do try to include a spoiler warning, though, if you are going to talk about some major plot points :)
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