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Retaliation by J.N. Baker

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

In a sharp twist away from who our fine (and I do mean fine) feathered friend was in the first book, in this action and tension packed sequel, our resident nearly fallen angel is determined to win back his sexy demon flavored lady love. Unfortunately for him, Giselle has other plans (or at least, that's what she tells herself).

I love Giselle with everything in me. Sharp, badass, and armed with a romantic heart of gold, she's everything I could ever want in a main character. There's also something to be said for relationships in which the woman has far more experience than the man, throwing another wrench into their odd power dynamic. The additional characters in this installment with Giselle's siblings and Lucas' unwelcome protégé give some added perspective and excitement to a story we thought we knew the answer to already. It also helps add a bit of depth to the world that was starting to feel a bit like an empty Hollywood stock set. Some further callbacks to the first book later in this one help even more with that.

I do wish the world and the characters had been fleshed out a bit more from their plot, especially since we were given more characters to follow along with in the sequel. My high fantasy loving mind has so many questions about the way everything works, from their powers to the species to the overall history of it all. However, for the purposes of this very smexy story, we know absolutely everything we need to and it does just fine without it.

This book was fun, hot and left me ready for the third one when it comes out in late spring next year.
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