*Deep Sigh* Janice said this book was hard for her to get right. Well, she must have worked her butt off, because she nailed it.

Six months have passed since the events at the end of The Shifter and we are thrown right into the action from the beginning. And it doesn't let up. The best thing is that Janice flows from one event to the next seamlessly. Her characters stay true to who they are, but they've also grown stronger from their experiences.

It's hard to say much without giving too much away. Let's just say I really loved the exchanges between Nya and Vyand. I also loved the revelation Nya stumbles on at the end. Its great because Janice didn't hint at this anywhere else so it was a surprise to me. Looking back she might have hinted once, but I missed it because Nya missed it. That's great writing in my opinion. I'd have been tempted to drop hints all over the place and ruined the effect.

Now I'm anxiously awaiting the last book in the series. *rubs hands together* ( )

*Deep Sigh* Janice said this book was hard for her to get right. Well, she must have worked her butt off, because she nailed it.

Six months have passed since the events at the end of The Shifter and we are thrown right into the action from the beginning. And it doesn't let up. The best thing is that Janice flows from one event to the next seamlessly. Her characters stay true to who they are, but they've also grown stronger from their experiences.

It's hard to say much without giving too much away. Let's just say I really loved the exchanges between Nya and Vyand. I also loved the revelation Nya stumbles on at the end. Its great because Janice didn't hint at this anywhere else so it was a surprise to me. Looking back she might have hinted once, but I missed it because Nya missed it. That's great writing in my opinion. I'd have been tempted to drop hints all over the place and ruined the effect.

Now I'm anxiously awaiting the last book in the series. *rubs hands together* ( )

Good follow on to the Pain Merchants. ( )

A bridging novel, but a good one. Nya has left her home and is now trying to work out how to rescue her sister and keep alive. All not helped by plans and plots and people who want her for their own ends.

It's interesting and fun and I love Nya's down to earth attitude to her life and the situation she's in. ( )

Also die Handlung an sich ist spannend und gut durchdacht so wie im ersten Buch auch, allerdings finde ich es schade das die Protagonistin Nya immer noch so viel Angst hat anderen "schlechten" Leuten schmerzen zu zufügen, obwohl diese sie ohne zu zögern sofort töten würden. Dieses ewige "ich bin ein schlechter Mensch" Gejammer nervt, das stets auftritt wenn sie jemandem aus Notwehr Schmerzen überträgt, da derjenige sie sonst getötet hätte.
Die 2 Sterne gibt es für die Handlung. Bleibt nur zu hoffen, das die Protagonistin im nächsten Band ihre panischen Angst den "bösen" Menschen Schmerzen zuzufügen ablegt. ( )