Sacrifice (Mortal Path, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Nov 04, 2009 Steph rated it really liked it

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Sacrifice picks up shortly after book #1, Dark Time. We continue to follow Maliha on her journey to find all the shards scattered around the world and balance the scales. No longer Ageless, freed from the demon, Rabishu, Maliha's mission is to balance out the lives she's taken in the past with the lives she saved since finding that loophole.

Dark Time left us with a lot of questions about Maliha's new beau, Jake. Thankfully we don't have to wait too long into this one to get some answers. I wish ...more

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Nov 15, 2009 Larissa rated it really liked it

I LOVED Dark Time, so when I got the chance to read the second book in the Mortal Path series, I couldn’t say YES! fast enough. I don’t know if I found Sacrifice to be better then Dark Time, but it was absolutely just as wonderful in my opinion.

Sacrifice picks up a little while after the ending in Dark Time. Maliha is still working towards her ultimate goal of getting rid of all demons and of balancing her scale so she doesn’t have to spend eternity is Rabishu’s clutches.

We learn a couple chapte I LOVED Dark Time, so when I got the chance to read the second book in the Mortal Path series, I couldn’t say YES! fast enough. I don’t know if I found Sacrifice to be better then Dark Time, but it was absolutely just as wonderful in my opinion.

Sacrifice picks up a little while after the ending in Dark Time. Maliha is still working towards her ultimate goal of getting rid of all demons and of balancing her scale so she doesn’t have to spend eternity is Rabishu’s clutches.

We learn a couple chapters in what came after the cliff hanger from Dark Time, and we finally find out the secret that surrounds Jake. I really like Jake and I do think that he is a great pair for Maliha, but the addition of Lucious to the story, an ageless that is hunting Maliha and seems to be having the same sort of doubts that made her break her contract with Rabishu, change my focus.

Lucious is absolutely perfect for Maliha, but this is not a romance series and after Sacrifice, I just know that I should not not expect the HEA I so want for my girl Maliha. I don’t wanna spoil anything, but I couldn’t help but curse the author for putting my heart through the ringer and making me cry in this book, though I have to admit it made for a very intense and rich reading experience.

I loved that Dakota gave us a couple chapters in different points of view other than Maliha’s, it was a great change of pace and it gave a lot more depth to the characters my understanding of the stakes in Sacrifice.

Maliha is not an easy heroine to love, she makes tons of mistakes and we just have to sit, read them and shake our heads, but she does learn from them and i could not ask more of a heroine then the willingness to learn and grow from her own mistakes. he thing that bothers me about her is her selfishness and materialism at times, it can get on your nerves but her plea is one that you can no doubt understand.

I loved the storyline of Sacrifice and the fact that the villain was so awful that it took Maliha falling back into her assassin ways and almost losing herself to get close to him and it was even more amazing to see how important her friends, the family she has built is, they keep her grounded and focused.

Sacrifice was an intense read book i could not stop reading, I just hope that we get more books in this series, I want more Maliha, Jake, Hound and company. Rich characters, out of this world action, fast-paced and heart wrenching romance, what more can I ask from a great Urban Fantasy series? I totally recommend not only Sacrifice but the previous book, Dark Time as well, you won’t regret it!

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Aug 31, 2010 Sharon rated it really liked it

I would hate to be on Dakota Banks' bad side. She know so much about spying and assassination that I am starting to wonder if she leads a secret life . I thoroughly enjoyed Sacrifice. It is a straight forward Dark Urban Fantasy. I like all the characters and her evil characters are truly evil. I don't want to give any spoilers, but darn it! Chapter 31 was very upsetting . Oh, and Lucious is luscious . Can't wait to read what happens next to Maliah and how much closer she comes to saving her soul ...more

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