Shadows (Book 2)

Haze by Paula Weston

Rating

5 stars+

Date Read

05/6/15 - 10/6/15

Age Group

14+

General thoughts

*Speechless
Can the second book ever be like the first one? Just as good? Like you never moved on, like it's not the next installment but more pages of the previous one?


Never thought it could. Usually authors change the narrating voice, just a bit, in the second one, try to do some things differently, let the heroines cope differently and the romance just isn't the same. The spark is gone.

That never happened in Haze. It was just as beautiful as Shadows - same kickass heroine, strong male lead, steamy romance . But more action-packed. There was hardly enough time to breathe, moving on from one issue to the next, but even that time kept me at the edge of my seat.

In Haze the main issue tackled is finding Jude, Gaby's twin and Rafa's best friend. Notice the word "main". Because apart from that, we have some other major staff. Iron prisons, past arguments, hell-beasts, paying jobs in the Rhythm Palace.

Attention to the "past arguments" part for a bit. Gaby and Rafa obviously have a thing going on, the attraction is mutual and undeniable, the pull is strong and palpable. The reader can tell how they just click. But Rafa insists on keeping the argument Gaby and he had just before he left the Sanctuary with twenty other Rephaim in the dark. Said argument was the reason Gaby didn't leave with her brother a decade ago, joining the Outcasts and disobeying the fallen angel Nathaniel.

What could have possibly happened between the two hot-tempered half angels that was so bad Rafa gets all combustible whenever she presses for answers? He admitted to hurting her and also mentioned that words were thrown around. But could he have possibly said that he believes will change her mind so much, tear at her so badly she won't want him anymore?

Well, we all expect a full recap in Book 3! Or maybe 4?

That is, after the major issue -that made the ending a cliffhanger and had me tapping fervently on my tablet's screen for more pages to appear- has been dealt with. Well not issue, because issue means problem and this isn't a problem it's a bliss.

PS. I lost track of time with this one... All of sudden it was over. That's one of the few drawbacks of reading a book in it's digital form -right along with missing that papery smell of a new book- : you can't weight it in your hands and judge the number of pages left

XOXO

Aggie Pearson