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Jul 16, 2008

Marcy Jo rated it:

This book was freaking fantastic. As much as I liked the first book in this series, this on just blew it out of the water. There is still a lot of mythology being built around what you're reading, and sometimes you have to pause to think about what is really happening, but it doesn't take take away from the story at all. The characters are so relatable. You just want to hug/pat their head/kiss/beat the crap out of them. And the end? Sheesh. The END. I can't WAIT to read the third book. In fact, More...

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Aug 15, 2007

Seth rated it:

This is 100% better than the first in the series, making it about as good as the average first novel. The major plusses are some actual spine in the main character, a nice (if transparent) plot by the Bad Guys(TM), some deus ex machina that fits the comic genre very well, and an attempt to clean up some of the absolutely horrible holes in the world setup.

Our heroine, the superhero with no discernable special powers other than the body of a playmate (a real playmate--she was in the ma More...

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Aug 09, 2011

Fangs for the Fantasy rated it:

When we last left Oliva/Joanna she had rooted out the spy in the light, met the Tulpa and come to terms that are life had changed forever. In The Taste of Night, Oliva/Joanna must live with the results of her decisions. Though she has developed an attraction for Hunter, her heart still belongs to Ben. The fact that she belongs to shadow and light continues to cause friction between her and the shadow warriors. She fears that they will never trust her. Within the turbulence of all the conflic More...

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Jan 12, 2011

Ithlilian rated it:

The Scent of Shadows was one of the first urban fantasies I read, but I knew it was different even then. Many people said the first book was too much setup and not enough follow through, and that it was confusing. I saw it as exciting, unique, and interesting. It was not the typical butt kicking ultra powerful super perfect girl that everyone loves running around killing bad guys. The Taste of Night simplified things a bit, but was still interesting. The best part: the characters.

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Dec 30, 2010

Karissa rated it:

This was the second book of the Signs of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson. I didn't think book was quite as good as the first one, but it was still a fast-paced and fun adventure to read.

With the second sign of the Zodiac looming imminent over the city of Las Vegas, Joanna Archer is desperate to figure out what the Shadows next move is. Unfortunately the rest of Light team is happy that things are in balance and are content to let things stand as they are. Will Joanna act on her More...

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Mar 09, 2011

Karyogini rated it:

Oh wow. So this is more like your superhero type of UF... no vamps or werwolves so far. :) Nice to see this type of UF. I'm sure there are others out there that might be better. I'm sticking with this series first. I'm not particularly a fan of superheroes... they tend to get cheesy and dramatic.

I would actually give this book a 5 star but there were moments that I was "well duh. Didn't you figure out that yet?" But otherwise great twists and turns in the story. There More...

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Jul 14, 2009

Kimberly rated it:

I really wanted to give this book more stars. I have really enjoyed the concept, characters, world, etc.

WARNING: There will be spoilers if you continue to read on. You've been warned!!! :~) :~)

Lets start with what I liked:
~The heroine's growth and more accepting attitude toward her new life.
~Most of the other heroes. Hunter, Felix, Venessa, Tekla are all great and add extra depth.
~Ben's love for Joanna and protectiveness of Oliva (OK so they are on More...

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Apr 02, 2011

Scooper rated it:

Favorite lines: “It’s funny how a name can change the world’s perception of you. Your perception of yourself.” (1)

Joanna Archer aka Olivia Archer is being sold for charity. She gets bought by a Shadow warrior and thus begins another round of non-stop adventure that is the Zodiac series. Joanna is the prophesied Archer born on both her mother and her father’s birthday. She is equal parts light and dark. The Light and the Dark want her, as it has been foretold that the side she chooses w More...

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Mar 08, 2009

Sarah rated it:

I started reading it yesterday and I'm already half-way through. The reason this is a big deal is because I'm also a college student and I really need to be writing a paper instead, but I CAN'T STOP READING.
I loved the first in the series. Pettersson is good at sticking humor in without it feeling out of place or unrealistic. I have a serious love-hate relationship with the main character, which, I think, makes her a pretty good character. A character written well enough that you have to a More...

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Jan 29, 2008

Sammi rated it:

Like the first book in the Zodiac series, this book kept me involved and intrigued from the beginning. I had dreams about the storyline and the characters, I wished I had two sets of eyes and two brains so that I could read while at work, read while driving, read while in the shower... I even wanted to skip sleep altogether just to finish this book! I highly recommend it. It shows that even superheroes have faults and make mistakes.

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Feb 24, 2011

Marcia rated it:

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Feb 22, 2010

Kay rated it:

Ok , I'll admit it. Maybe I was just expecting too much after The Scent of Shadows. Because even though I know this was a well-written, cleverly plotted book - I couldn't help but be disappointed. Before I get into why, I just want to reiterate that this is an amazing series. Vicki Pettersson has created a genuinely unique universe in an already saturated market. I guess these next comments could be considered the nit-picking of a fan.

My trouble was with the main character, Jo. While More...

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Oct 29, 2010

Chibineko rated it:

This series so far is like junk food. It's not really filling, but you can't help yourself from coming back for more. In this book we see Joanna do more of what she does best: mope, brood, get angry, & generally not be a team player. It would get annoying, except it is so much fun to watch her act this way & all things considering, it's not entirely unreasonable for her to act this way. However, the one complaint I do have is that there has been no development in Joanna's maturity level. I do un More...

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Jan 22, 2008

Chad rated it:

Took this on vacation as an emergency book - it was really bad. Couldn't finish it. I really wanted to like it - I really did and I admire the author for creating a heroine and new world. I just can't get beyond a hero that continually puts people in dire straits (her troop, a little girl, a would-be boyfriend, an old boy friend...)

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Jul 08, 2011

Susan rated it:

Wow, the series gets even better. A kickass series with comic book superheroes — the light fighting the shadows. A great story that revolves around the zodiac and the balance of power of yin and yang.

Our heroine, Joanna has serious anger issues. She acts without thinking — cause and effect — she must get that from her father. She is in serious need of some therapy, but who can blame her she has been through a lot:
1. She has people wanting to kill her
2. She doesn't know w More...

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Mar 02, 2011

Laura rated it:

Joanna (Olivia) Archer has to help save Las Vegas from a mysterious plague. She is always dealing with the uncertainty of her troop members. She is also dealing with a new member of the Shadow troop who is following her every move which does not make things any easier for her. She fights her attraction to Hunter while still pining for her lost love Ben Traina. Will Joanna ever let Ben go so he can move on with his life? It doesn't appear that Joanna will be allowing that to happen anytime soon. More...

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Mar 26, 2011

Carolii rated it:

I love this series, for me one of the best urban fantasy.
They are good fantasy books modern supernatural / mystery / action with the promise of sexual tension.
It is a subgenre of fun. The story tells of a life a strong heroine who seeks revenge.
The main heroine of this series is that Joanna Archer is trapped in another body and have to live two lives, she is more interested in revenge than to help members of zodíaco.Tudo seem realistic and plausible, and that is something I app More...

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Mar 28, 2011

AH rated it:

Imagine a world where comic book heroes walk amongst us fighting the age old battle of good vs. evil. In The Taste of Night, the battle is between the Light and Shadow forces, each divided into a corresponding sign of the Zodiac. Their actions are chronicled by two comic book writers who publish manuals for both the Light and the Shadow sides of the Zodiac.

Set in Las Vegas, the author built a world that is not out of the realm of possibility. Las Vegas provides a rich and colorful back More...

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Jun 02, 2011

Steph rated it:

The Taste of Night picks up where The Scent of Shadows left off. Joanna (in the body of her sister, Olivia) is still trying to adjust to her life with the merry band of superheros who battle the Shadow Zodiac. She continues to hunt down her rapist Joaquim, a big baddy with the Shadow.

Meanwhile in ~~Gotham City~~ Vegas, the Light is chillaxin' in their hideout with the belief that things are quiet because the Shadow must regroup and all is well. Joanne doesn't agree and does what she d More...

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Mar 04, 2011

Shelley rated it:

Synopsis: Even as a mortal, Joanna Archer was nobody's idea of a victim. But now, infused with the power to alter the supernatural battle between Shadow and Light forever, what she's become is a target. And when a toxic virus invades the valley, so do all of her allies. It's up to Joanna to find the cure that will save them all, but in order to do so she'll have to embrace her Shadow side even if it leaves her with nowhere to hide in an all–out battle with the demons of her past.

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Aug 19, 2010

Lesley rated it:

UG. How could I have liked the first book so much and then hated this one?

Let me tell you how >.<

This book stank of filler. It stank of, "Well, the original plotline I had in mind would probably end the series too soon, and my editors want to stretch this out into a longer series, so hmmm, what can I randomly stick in there to pad out the series?" So 3/4 of the book was the heroine making the SAME MISTAKE over and over again. And over again. One more time? More...

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Jul 13, 2010

Joe rated it:

After reading the first book in the series, I went and downloaded the second to my Nook in and effort to read a series through to the end before starting a new one. I was not disappointed with this plan in the least. It was almost as if it was an extension of the first book, flowing right into it.

As I expected, there was none of the slow intro that there is many times in the first book in a series. If you read the first book, you would already know about the paranormal world Jo lives i More...

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Nov 17, 2010

Danielle rated it:

After reading the first book in this series I was so excited to start this one. I found a lot of mixed reviews on it but I gave it go and loved it. The Scent of Shadows was a solid start to this paranormal series, but The Taste of Night brings on a whole new roller coaster ride. Now that the characters have been introduced, I dove right into the action packed book, which The Taste of Night does right in the first chapter.

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Aug 13, 2010

Nancy rated it:

Joanna Archer's life changed forever the night her sister died and she found out about the Zodiac. That in Las Vegas, an underground battle was being fought between the forces of the Light and Shadow, and she had the most important part to play. As the mythical Kairos, Joanna is both Shadow and Light. Her estranged mother was once the Archer of Light, and her father is the Tulpa, an evil creature that runs the Shadow side. Now, the Archer of Light herself, Joanna struggles to adjust to her new l More...

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Sep 25, 2010

Smash rated it:

See this review at Smash Attack Reads! http://smashattackreads.blogspot.com/201...

The 2nd installment in the Sign of the Zodiac opens up with a bang! Olivia, aka The Archer, is at a charity ball where she is auctioned off to the highest bidder for a date. Unfortunately, the joke is on her when the bidder calls her by her true identity, Joanna. An explosive pursuit follows as Joanna races after this Shadow agent, only to find herself facing two of them. While one of the Shadows is only More...

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Oct 03, 2011

Nairabell rated it:

Joanna Archer's life changed when she discovered that Las Vegas was a battleground for the Agents of Light and Shadow, and that she is the Kairos - a warrior who is from both sides, and is free to choose her own allegiance. Now Joanna's life is split between masquerading as her dead sister Olivia and battling as the Light Sagittarius warrior against the shadow. But then Las Vegas is gripped by a terrifiying epidemic triggered by the Shadow, and Joanna is about to learn that the people she has co More...

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Oct 24, 2008

Martha rated it:

Having read this book shortly after the first of the series, I am pleased to note a marked improvement in both writing style and overall story. Yay!

The second book begins with our buxom heroine at a bachelorette auction where she immediately spots a baddie, a baddie who knows her secret identity, no less. Honestly, as transparent as this identity thing is, I'm amazed it's still a major plot point. But our heroine goes off without thinking and get caught almost immediately. To me, thi More...

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Aug 20, 2008

Kim rated it:

Another exciting installment in the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson. Here Joanna meets a devious initiate of the Shadow side, is tempted by vigilantism, and forced to deal with the "cursed battlefield" that is the second sign (here meaning portent) of the Zodiac. Joanna frequently finds herself at odds with the rest of the Light side, both because of her Shadow heritage and the fact that she believes they should wipe out the Shadow side completely rather than simply keeping the bala More...

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Aug 13, 2008

Gwen rated it:

(See my review on Book 1 if you're lost)

In the second book, Jo's character really comes through with some stronger introspection. My friend was right - she does keep screwing up. She's imperfect, and she knows it - which is always a good thing. She struggles, and makes perhaps not the best choices, but I was finally 'on her side' by about the halfway point of the second book. More of her past was revealed, and I could relate to her feelings about the events of the first book. More...

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Aug 05, 2008

Tez rated it:

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