I freely chose to review this book as I got caught in the story in book one and wanted to see what happened next, and my word, is book two one hell of a cliff hanger and I can't wait to read book three! Della knew her secret powers made her different and her human family would never understand that she's a reborn Vampire so she chose to live in Shadow Falls among her own kind rather than let her secret be known. She hasn't gotten over her cousin's death and it was one more reason she didn't want anything to do with a powerful Vampire named Chase. He should have saved Chan as she could've saved herself. She was smitten with Steve and his kisses made her knees weak, but at the same time she was attracted to Chance who claimed they were bonded... ( )

I found this to be my best enjoyed book of the After Dark trilogy.
The dialogue between Chase and Della is amazing and snappy and I just think her character is very appealing to readers. ( )

This is my favorite book of the series (so far). I truly could not put it down and finished it in two days. If I didn't have to work I would have finished it in one day. This book centers on Della and Chase. Della discovers who the ghost is that has been haunting her. Her deceased aunt wants her to find a cousin that has been kidnapped ( )

I wanted to read Eternal because I like C.C. Hunter's writing style as well as getting to know Della even more in the last one. She is a strong and independent young lady, and I love her snarky humor. It was neat to see Shadow Falls through new eyes, because I read the original series with Kylie, and while she is a great character, she is a different species as well as different personality types.

We get to see the side of Della that wasn't wholly apparent in the other series. She begins to crave and enjoy opening up to Miranda and Kylie as well as the hugs and contact. We also get to see her and Burnett working together and get to see her loyalty through working with FRU and also Chase, who works for the Vampire Council. There are a lot of debates with the two about being faithful to their respective agencies as well as trying to sell the good points and get the other to switch over.

Della and Chase also have a lot of time together in this one, both working together, exploring their bond as well as the growing attraction between them. It was def Chase's book as we got to see her with Steve in the last one. There were some pretty hot scenes between the two as they worked together to figure out the ghost that is trying to guide Della to save a boy and girl who is trapped and dying. Holiday and Kylie try to convince Della that Natasha, the girl in Della's vision is dead since that has been their experience but Della and Chase have the visions where they are in Natasha and Liam's heads and the ghost seems to indicate that they are alive.

Della's family is interwoven in this one in ways that I never expected. Of course, Della is mourning Chan but then she learns more about her dad, uncle, aunt as well as a family member that she never would have expected. It is hard to see Della struggling with the relationship with her dad. He is strict and thinks that Della has shamed the family but she just remembers their bond and she wants to still please him and not to be seen as a failure and shame to the family.

There was plenty of action, and I loved seeing Della's confidence and strength when its the right time to use it. She is a tough gal and being reborn, she has extra strength and its awesome seeing her kick butt. It was coupled with her growing as a character, realizing the need and how much she loves her friendships, having a mentor in Burnett and Holiday and figuring out her feelings for the two guys competing for her love and attention.

The ending killed me as usual because it ties up some aspects but then drops a bomb where I was like wait. What? Why? Dang it I am going to have to wait WAY too long to figure out if its how it looks or what possible explanation is there for stopping THERE and what was he doing. Okay. I think I am done with caps lock. Maybe.

Bottom Line: Great installment. Della starting to make some hard choices and discover things about her and her family. ( )