AEJ does well with all her 80’s references and how she injects them into the storyline thus evoking some nostalgic flashbacks. Also included in those memory lane walks are little snippets of Jean Luc, that wonderful 400+yr old vampire from Mind Sweeper and he still remembers vividly his world before being violently turned.
Add into the mix his partner, Misha the Demon, both tasked with fighting to keep the supernatural world secret from humans. I think AEJ missed a trick by not exploiting his love of calories and the 80’s explosion of fast food.
The duo are currently on the trail of a killer but so is Talia, a baby vampire and bounty hunter, as they clash there is a sexual tension that runs throughout which thankfully culminates in something easy to read, worthy and satisfying.
Through a series of conversations I could see the shape that AEJ’s vampire system, their “beliefs” and abilities take form. I loved the Adam and Susannah vampire characters and hope to see more of them in the following series, what a tale their story would make on its own.
It is a cat and mouse mystery that drives the story with lots of character history and building going on in a very subtle way. You could read this as a standalone but I dare you not to want to read the first book; the one where a vampire, an angel and a demon walk into a bar…..
My only complaint about the book is that I was never actually told the reason for all the killing, but then do we know why any psycho’ kills?
The little bonus chapter at the end really showed off AEJ’s humour skills, if you were still unsure. The mental image of a demon doing jazzercise had me in giggles.
Such perfection in the editing, layout and flow of story and spot on consistency, AEJ has proven she is has great skill and has most certainly not dropped the ball in her second installment, I was overjoyed to read of a planned 4th and 5th book.
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