Nocturnal Book Reviews

This will be a short review.

I love Jennifer Estep, but last book's batmanesque finale was really hard to beat. So for me, this book was something of a book between books - it fills the gaps and ties the loose ends. The action is sporadic, a lot of the book repeats things that Gin has done or in the habit of doing every day. There are a lot of talks with Owen Grayson, whom I adored in the previous book when he met Gin. There is an honest conversation (at last!) with Bria...

The fight against Elektra LeFleur - a diabolical assassin whom Mab Monroe hired in an attempt to get rid of The Spider is very interesting, and for me it was the highlight of the book (the fight scenes are always marvelous). However I would have loved to see Owen and Finn being a bit more active. At least, Finn gets to shoot his big gun :) but Owen just sits at home like a proper housewife and accepts everything that Gin dishes out. I wanted some sparks flying, some tension coming from adjustment to each other, but it was all so mellow...

Otherwise, this is another excellent installment in the series, plus judging from the beginning of the next book, Gin will have a hell of a ride.