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mcf's review
4.0
Man did I like this more than the first installment! The story (international terrorism and mass murder, driven by one evil woman) was utterly outrageous, but its telling was far more confident and compelling, driven by appealing characters and interesting voices. It's impossible not to love the easy, entirely natural representation of nontraditional sexualities, identities, and relationships, and a book that includes such comfortable acceptance of such things deserves to be noticed and praised. There are overused phrases and, arguably, a shortage of actual, personal conflict, but I would still love a third book on this group of people and am very glad I took the chance on reading book two after being unconvinced by the first installment in the series.
Thanks to Riptide Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.
Thanks to Riptide Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.
misssleepless's review
4.0
I liked the mc in this and the whole book much more than the first book but I still never really felt compelled to pick it up other than to finally finish reading it
trinielf's review
4.0
rating 3.5.
Now, i loved book 1, so much action. loved Kindra and co. I think this one wasn't as fast paced/action packed and therefore a bit slower for me? So while i liked it and loved the MC Blake, there were times where after the small bursts of yes action! stuff is happening things sort of slowed down, so it was a bit harder to get into what was happening, mainly as the team spent time preparing to take down the baddies.
BUT Blake tho, i loved Blake! Here we have character just thrust into all this, into the Calver family's world of assassins! and guns! and things going boom (looks at Daelen) and it's definitely a lot for Blake to deal with. I loved how once Blake explains hey this is who i am: intersex/genderfluid/pan romantic gray-asexual/POC to Daelen and by extension his family, they just accept Blake.
Great secondary characters as well. Heyy Heyyy Kindra and Dru. Aaron and Geo, i just kind of want a side story about that big thing that happened at the end there >.>
So while for me, in spots the pacing was a little slow at times with this one? i really love this series as a whole and as i said with book 1 this would make a great movie tho! Teens assassins? yes please.
Now, i loved book 1, so much action. loved Kindra and co. I think this one wasn't as fast paced/action packed and therefore a bit slower for me? So while i liked it and loved the MC Blake, there were times where after the small bursts of yes action! stuff is happening things sort of slowed down, so it was a bit harder to get into what was happening, mainly as the team spent time preparing to take down the baddies.
BUT Blake tho, i loved Blake! Here we have character just thrust into all this, into the Calver family's world of assassins! and guns! and things going boom (looks at Daelen) and it's definitely a lot for Blake to deal with. I loved how once Blake explains hey this is who i am: intersex/genderfluid/pan romantic gray-asexual/POC to Daelen and by extension his family, they just accept Blake.
Great secondary characters as well. Heyy Heyyy Kindra and Dru. Aaron and Geo, i just kind of want a side story about that big thing that happened at the end there >.>
So while for me, in spots the pacing was a little slow at times with this one? i really love this series as a whole and as i said with book 1 this would make a great movie tho! Teens assassins? yes please.
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