I loved the first book in this series, HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE , and the only thing marring my enjoyment was how it ended. I was therefore anxious to see what would happen in Book 2 and was already upset, having read reviews and knowing this book starts four years later. It ended up not living up to its predecessor for me, but I'm still a Bones addict so will be continuing with the series to the end, or until Cat becomes so annoying that she manages to outweigh the perfection that is Bones—whichever comes first.
Both Cat and Bones acted fine during their separation, so I ended up not having too many issues with that. I will say I still think 4 years is way too long and I wish the first book could have ended another way, but given the direction it's going in now with the government agency, among other things, I guess I understand why the separation was necessary. Still hate it though! So now, down to this book and my rating ...
WHAT I LOVED
* Bones.
* Bones.
* Bones.
* Hmmm, did I mention the hero, Bones?
* So, yes, Bones. ::sigh of longing:: Bones. Well, Bones is definitely one of the greatest heroes ever (even if he has one of the worst hero names ever) and just writing this sentence is making me grin like a fool! He's sweet, possessive, courageous, intelligent, funny, sexy, romantic, tender, passionate, rough, loyal, cute, and on and on and on. The man doesn't have any faults. Which in another romance—maybe a non-paranormal one—might bug me, but he's too amazingly to-die-for for me to object to anything Bones-related.
* This is Bones-related, so I apologize for my obsession, but god can you say "sexy" and "sizzling chemistry"?! In the first book, the love scenes between Bones and Cat were hot and Frost continues that tradition here. While the tension between them seemed more pervasive and constant throughout book 1, some of the scenes here make up for any lack in between ... and anyone who has read this book knows exactly which one in particular I'm referring to. ::blush::
* Great secondary characters. There were more than in the first one and they're a wonderful addition. I love the team and Don, and it was great to see Rodney again. Cat's mother is still an evil ::clears throat:: witch—but she didn't completely screw up anyone's life this time around or appear very frequently, so I wasn't as bothered.
* The world Frost has created is well-depicted and it's interesting finding out the different vampire society rules as we go. Seeing the differences in the PNR worlds the authors create is something I find really interesting. Right now my biggest comparison is to Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampires.
WHAT I DISLIKED
* Tied to what I disliked about the first book, but I didn't like that this one starts four years later and that it takes 80+ pages for Bones to even appear. I mean, vampires are great and all, yay for government agencies that deal with the supernatural, and woohoo for Cat (though my cheer purposefully lacks enthusiasm; see next bullet), but HELLO! The main reason I'm reading the series is because of the amazingness that is Bones, so to keep him off-page for so long—nuh uh. ::finger wagging:: Not cool.
* I've read in various reviews throughout the series that some people find Cat annoying, and in the first book I didn't find that to be the case at all. I really liked her in book 1 and I think the main difference for me between that one and this one was that before we were shown very clearly both her strength and her vulnerability; here, I didn't see any of the latter. In a lot of the scenes, Cat comes off as a self-entitled know-it-all. She always thinks she's in the right or has the right method or the right answer and while in her relationship with Bones we're given glimpses of her vulnerability, overall I did not get enough of that from her. I'm not saying I want her weak and malleable—I don't like that type of heroine unless there is a really well-done and believable transformation that happens in the story—but I want her to be a little more human. HA—no pun intended. She always appears so sure of herself here and it made it hard for me to connect with her. She got on my nerves and honestly, I'm starting to feel like she doesn't deserve Bones! (::another sigh of longing::)
* This is probably an extension of my Cat annoyance, and had I liked her more this might not have bothered me at all, but god can the woman be more wanted / desired / sought after?! First—or continuing—is Bones, whose fabulousness we won't revisit. Then there's Noah, her beta "vet pet," who is just a time-filler but wants her. There are also others, but I'll leave out any spoilers. And then let's not forget ****** (another spoiler). Like really? I don't know, not sure that's enough admirers. Hopefully we can move it to 5 or 6 in the next one.
* I was also a little annoyed with the mystery / action / whatever secondary plot of this book. It's compelling, it drives the book forward, and it definitely fits into the story arc, but it's not like there's a separate vampire-related mystery or incident that they're trying to figure out. It's always related back to Cat and one would think there was more going on in the vampire world than just what this one half-breed vampire does.
BOTTOM LINE
This book is such a part of the series that I don't think it should be read as a stand-alone, and by itself it's nothing to get excited about. However, I definitely do recommend the first book, Halfway to the Grave , and if you read the first book, you're going to have to read this one, and since you're now completely and undeniably addicted to and obsessed with Bones, you're going to have to go on to the third ... so basically read it, learn the Cat-Bones updates, and then move on to the next book in the series.
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