The Renfield Syndrome (Rhiannon's Law, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jun 28, 2010 Alisha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, z-archive-tour-book

Quick Take: Violent, brutal, and gory. But also tender, sweet, and resonant. I loved the ride this book took me on, and cannot--CANNOT--wait to check out the next book.

Review:
First things first. Reading the first book in this series is a must. Upon finishing the book Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between, I was wrecked--in the best possible way. Yes, there was a cliffhanger. Yes, said cliffhanger was a doozy. And yes, Lucy has a lot o' splainin' to do. ^_^ But the anticipation that the ending en Quick Take: Violent, brutal, and gory. But also tender, sweet, and resonant. I loved the ride this book took me on, and cannot--CANNOT--wait to check out the next book.

Review:
First things first. Reading the first book in this series is a must. Upon finishing the book Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between, I was wrecked--in the best possible way. Yes, there was a cliffhanger. Yes, said cliffhanger was a doozy. And yes, Lucy has a lot o' splainin' to do. ^_^ But the anticipation that the ending engendered within me was caused most by the sheer possibility that was left for the following book. It practically switched genres (or at least broadened the range of classification that was possible for Renfield)! So upon opening this new book, I literally had no clue what to expect. What a fabulous and exhilarating feeling to have, especially with a book that's part of a series--and thus tends to come with a number of expectations.

The world that was created in this book was quite engaging. There was barely anything recognizable about this New York City, but it was definitely fun getting to figure out its new rules and intricacies. The world has got its fair share of violence and gore. But it definitely works and it's not gratuitous for its own sake.

Saare's got some brass ovaries, man. She's not trying to play shit safe. The plot of Renfield is unrelenting, and no promises are made for the characters or their situations. The best thing about that fact is that I still trusted that the story would end up just the way it should--which is not to say I thought it would end up how I thought it should. Rather, Saare did a wonderful job of making whatever happened make logical sense. Gonna blow up the universe? Okay, great! Here's why it's gonna be that way.

A note about characters. I love 'em. Rhiannon, for one, is such a pure pleasure to "hear" as a narrator. She's got a measure of sass, but the way she processes the world around her reveals a range of emotion and insight. This is the Rhi that I've been waiting for. And even so, she goes through a hell of a lot of growth and change. The Rhi at the end of the book is even more developed and changed from the one of the book's beginning. Outside of Rhiannon, I'd hate to reveal who's in the book (since at the end of book one, we're not mean to know what's befallen the main cast), but will say that I luuurve the guy that takes up most of this book's focus. Sexy? Brooding? Intense? Check, check, check.

Good graciousness, I enjoyed this book. If you want to know deets, just pick the book up and make it happen; anything else would be a spoiler, and believe me when I say you want the story to unfold before you. There's a lot of action, lots of intrigue, and some fabulously juicy romantic development. Put this one up on my "favorites of 2011" shelf, thank-you-very-much. ...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Katyana rated it did not like it

Shelves: fantasy, fuck-this-guy, vampires, ass-kicking-women, abuse, why-am-i-reading-this, uf, fuuuuuck, w-t-f, time-travel

Upon shit-canning book 3, I am forced to revise this review. Fuck this series. ***negative 1 billion stars***

This is a rough one to review. Mostly because (view spoiler)

And whether I love this series or begin loathing it depends on where the series goes from her. If she forgives him, I'm done. Because (view spoiler) ...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Cindy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, shifters, vampires, same-narrator-series, time-travel, uf, rom-suspense-mystery, demons, favorites, magic

WOW. This book was a-frickin-mazing. Even better than the first in series! There's a lot going on in the course of this book, and a lot of different characters involved. As Rhiannon puts it,
“Vampires, and werewolves, and demons, oh my.”
I feel like almost anything I get into will be all spoilery, so I won't write any details. I'll just say that this installment in the series was FANTASTIC. It was exciting, and heartbreaking, and funny, and frustrating, among other things, and left me desperate t ...more

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Jun 26, 2015 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it liked it

Shelves: where-grr-mine, how-series, what-beware-of-dog, what-modern-fantasy, what-dubcon, what-demons, what-vampires, what-shifters, what-female-protagonist, what-time-travel

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Just my notes.

Hate hate hate the term wifebeater. And a black ribbed tank top isn't a black wifebeater.

She described herself in too conceited a manner.

A woman can't be feminine within jes and really short hair?

The expression is "another think coming" not "thing."

How do you fall into an oil well? It's not a real well.

Yeah, not liking this thing with Paine, not at all.

Editing issues, repeated words, fanaticized instead of fantasized.

He never had sex before he was turned?

It's funny that the w ...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Thenia rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal, series, reviewed, vampires, shifters, 2013

Rhiannon just can't seem to catch a break! Continuing where the last book left off, she finds herself in a hellish version of the future, where the human race is almost extinct.

Werewolves exist, half-demons are running around and she has a few days to find a way out of the debt she owes Zagan before he gets her soul.

Lots of running around and getting her ass kicked, a dozen complications in her love life and personal relationships and a staggering betrayal that changes her views and opinions ab ...more

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