This book is in my opinion better than the first book! And we all know that's hard to do. In this book we are racing to find a way to a gate to get to the human world. Then we need to locate Becks & see if he's still alive after being stabbed in the heart. Locklyn wastes days because her parents want answers about Chaos. But Locklyn needs time to process everything she went through & the new information that changes everything she knew about herself. Because she was told by the evil Kerrim that she was human. Which she was very angry about because if her parents knew this why would they pretend like she was a creature & take her to the doctor? That's just cruel. When her parents force her to talk she learns the secrets of her adoption. And the circumstances are pretty sketchy. Yet, her parents wanted a baby so bad they never questioned any of it. This book has a lot of ups & downs. Locklyn, Ensley, & Titus take a road trip to get Talon. He had returned home. There the meet Talon's annoying yet tough as nails vampire cousin, Imogen. Talon comes clean with them & reveals the Arcane Society (the group his family leads to help keep the 8 gates closed) true purpose. But by revealing so much he is banished from the group & his family. He gave up a lot to help them find Becks. I know part of him felt guilty but he really only did it for Locklyn. I have to say it infuriates me that she lies to herself all the time! She claims that Becks has always been so supportive but that's a lie. A guy that loves you & trusts you should believe in you. That you are strong without magic. And not constantly say things that hurt her so much that it feels like a literal punch to the gut. Becks treated her like a trophy but one he was afraid to show off. I don't care who you are that hurts. She had to feel like his dirty little secret. I would've! And Talon was right, Becks never stood up & fighted for their relationship. That tells me he's not committed enough or mature enough for one! This book is one fight, strategy, & survival at a time. They go through a gate & find themselves in human gatekeepers hands. Things do not go well. But they get information & transportation to get to Central Park. On the way there someone's shadow magic seems to get out of control when they get emotional. Talon continues to be a calming balm to her anxiety & overthinking. Talon has to teach Locklyn how to control her new powers. And she soon learns how hard it is to keep her emotions in check. Especially, since she's constantly worried about Becks, thinks that everything that's happened is her fault. As time to rescue Becks grows closer Locklyn lies to herself about her feelings toward Talon & she fights to lock them up. Locklyn makes some hard deals to get Becks out. And when he gets out in my opinion he acts like a overprotective pig! I would've pulled him aside & told him no way are you to treat me like that again. Because everything he did was for show to stake a claim on Locklyn. He might as well have marked her as a dog does. According to a prophecy Locklyn has to fight Kerrim. That fight is pretty nasty. Ensley gets kidnapped before they can initiate their plans. So Locklyn can't stand the thought of that creep hurting Ensley and they arrange to meet the next day. The plans go wrong as usual several of them get hurt. In order to save Locklyn Talon shares his power with her. But will he have enough to sustain himself? And who will Locklyn choose to be with? There are several surprises at the end. I was upset when Talon was injured early on & never seemed to heal. Especially, as he got seemed but hid it behind his mask like he always does.
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