Beneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix
Beneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
In this book Dante, Von, Heather, and Annie flee Seattle for New Orleans, and along the way have to face more and more government agencies gunning for them (how many are there now?) and the Fallen come fully into play.
A big plus: the issues Phoenix had in books one and two of this series with rapid point of view switches and overly obtuse and cerebral character moments are now a thing of the past. Her writing overall feels more polished and clean as well, allowing Phoenix's haunting world to glimmer brighter.
I think I enjoyed this book best so far because it was the most cleanly written of the three, the complexity of the Fallen was an engaging new world, and Dante is beginning to awaken to his powers as the half-vampire/half-Fallen. Heather even gets some brand new skills.
Of course the story isn't over yet, but the ending is bittersweet, bringing us needed closure and asses we'd like to see kicked in the next installment. The challenge the author faces is in introducing so many adversaries for Dante and Heather, can the reader keep track?
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